compatibilism

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compatibilism

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uncountable The doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.
Similar: soft determinism · Opposite: incompatibilism, hard determinism

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noun the doctrine of compatibility between determinism and free will

Português	compatibilismo
Deutsch	Kompatibilismus

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@misc{compatibilism_2026,
  title = {compatibilism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compatibilism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}