Abstract: Analysis of technological determinism by historians, sociologists, and philosophers has declined in recent years. Yet understanding this topic is ... - Read more

The Pirahã results provide a much stronger case for linguistic determinism, says Gordon, because, aside from their language, they are otherwise similar to ... - Read more

Does the progress of Physical Science tend to give any advantage to the opinion of Necessity (or Determinism) over that of the Contingency of Events and the ... - Read more

Media determinism, a subset of technological determinism, is a philosophical and sociological position which posits the power of the media to impact ... - Read more

If you look at media theory purveyed in this video, or Guy Debord's book, you see a contradiction at the heart of media determinism: the theory that argues ... - Read more

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As it happens, determinism--the certainty of Newton's laws--does not always imply predictability. Some physical systems seem to defy our ability to predict. ... - Read more

The (Alleged) Problem of Free Will and Determinism is a Modal Fallacy. - Read more

DETERMINISM: The theory that examination of one or more definable factors allows for a complete explanation and prediction of the characteristics of society ... - Read more