noun
determinism
Philosophical term for the doctrine that all events are determined by previously existing causes.
See also: 非決定論
決定論は自由意志と対立する概念だ。
Determinism is a concept that conflicts with free will.
Indeterminism; the opposite philosophical position that not all events are determined.
From 決定 (kettei, 'decision, determination') + 論 (ron, 'theory, argument').