Determinism (disambiguation) explained

Determinism is the philosophical position that events are entirely determined by pre-existing causes.

Determinism has many meanings in different fields:

Philosophy

• Determinism
• Deterministic system (philosophy)
• Economic determinism in philosophy of history
• Historical determinism
• Linguistic determinism
• Logical determinism
• Retrospective determinism
• Theological determinism

Psychology

• Psychological determinism

Sociology and anthropology

• Cultural determinism
• Environmental determinism
• Social determinism
• Technological determinism
• Nominative determinism

Environmental geography

• Climatic determinism

Biology

• Biological determinism
• Genetic determinism
• Determinism theory of hematopoiesis

Physics

• Superdeterminism

Mathematics

• • Deterministic system Determinacy in set theory and game theory

Computer science

• Deterministic algorithm
• Deterministic automaton
• Deterministic finite automaton

Entertainment and media

• Determinism (film), a 2011 American crime drama film

See also

• Determination
• Indeterminacy (disambiguation)
• Determiner in linguistics
• Determinable (disambiguation)