noun
- Plural of indeterminism; philosophical doctrines or theories holding that not all events are determined by prior causes, and that free will or chance plays a role in the universe.
Usage: philosophy; formal
Examples
- Various indeterminisms have been proposed to reconcile human freedom with physical law.
- Philosophers debate whether indeterminisms can adequately explain moral responsibility.
- Quantum mechanics has inspired several modern indeterminisms in metaphysics.
- The debate between determinism and indeterminisms remains central to ethics.
- Some indeterminisms allow for genuine chance at the fundamental level of reality.