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indeterminism [ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪˌnɪzəm] n (Philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that behaviour is not entirely determined by motives indeterminist n & adj indeterministic adj indeterminism the quality of not being clearly established or fixed. — indeterminist, n. — indeterministic, adj. See also: AttitudesHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hawkins and Kapadia (1984) blame the representativeness problem on contemporary education because it forces deterministic cognitive strategies rather than supporting the development of probability concepts in an indeterministic environment. It's not as if they have indeterministic physics in their brains whereas the rest of us have deterministic physics. Equipotentiality, a concept used within Family Systems Theory, further demonstrates the indeterministic nature of development and refers to the notion that developmental outcome is neither predetermined nor predictable. |
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