VOLUNTARISM
\vˈɒləntəɹˌɪzəm], \vˈɒləntəɹˌɪzəm], \v_ˈɒ_l_ə_n_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of VOLUNTARISM
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Any theory which conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of the world; -- contrasted with intellectualism. Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.
By Oddity Software
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Any theory which conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of the world; -- contrasted with intellectualism. Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of reality.
By Noah Webster.
