Hmmm...
'Determinism' is simply the view that some set of phenomena is determined by some other set of phenomena.
There are actually quite a few different types of determinism. For example:
Economic determinism- The position that history determined by economic factors, as opposed to the actions of 'great men'. Marxism is a form of economic determinism.
Genetic determinism- The position that phenotypical traits are determined by a genetic program. Dawkins and Dennett are very close to being full-blown genetic determinists. Oyama and West-Eberhart are prominent opponents of the position.
Linguistic determinism- The position that our understanding of the world is fundamentally shaped by our language- its vocabulary, grammatical structure etc. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, basically.
The general case is of course the kind of scientific determinism that the rabbit has been discussing. This is the view that everything is causally determined by something. As the rabbit notes, its a position that is radically undermined by some interpretations of QM, including the dominant (Copenhagen) interpretation. One could even conclude from this that the notion that causation is a fundamental ontological category (part of the 'furniture of the universe') is also undermined.
Theres also the determinism/ free will debate, but we already have a thread on that one in the Philosophy section.
'Determinism' is simply the view that some set of phenomena is determined by some other set of phenomena.
There are actually quite a few different types of determinism. For example:
Economic determinism- The position that history determined by economic factors, as opposed to the actions of 'great men'. Marxism is a form of economic determinism.
Genetic determinism- The position that phenotypical traits are determined by a genetic program. Dawkins and Dennett are very close to being full-blown genetic determinists. Oyama and West-Eberhart are prominent opponents of the position.
Linguistic determinism- The position that our understanding of the world is fundamentally shaped by our language- its vocabulary, grammatical structure etc. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, basically.
The general case is of course the kind of scientific determinism that the rabbit has been discussing. This is the view that everything is causally determined by something. As the rabbit notes, its a position that is radically undermined by some interpretations of QM, including the dominant (Copenhagen) interpretation. One could even conclude from this that the notion that causation is a fundamental ontological category (part of the 'furniture of the universe') is also undermined.
Theres also the determinism/ free will debate, but we already have a thread on that one in the Philosophy section.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
