also if anyone knows the pleasure principle, help would be appreciated thanks
2006-12-15 08:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The basic tenet of Determinism is that every event is caused by an unbroken chain of events which preceded it. Therefore nothing is spontaneous or random. The fact that I am answering this question right now is determined by every thing that has happened in my life (and in the world and in the universe, I suppose) up to this point. Free will? Just an illusion.
The pleasure principal is a phrase coined by good ol' Sigmund Freud. It is basically the drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain - sadly a drive that has to be modified as we all learn that pain is inevitable and that reality means that we have to learn to delay gratification.
Hope that helps.
2006-12-15 08:54:51 · answer #1 · answered by senlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, including human cognition and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences. No wholly random, spontaneous, mysterious, or miraculous events occur, according to this philosophy. Your fate has already been pre-determined and there really is no free will.
2006-12-15 16:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Punktress 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean determinism, try this:
http://www.answers.com/topic/determinism#after_ad2
2006-12-15 16:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by momathomewith2boys 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋