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Necessitarianism is a
metaphysical principle that
denies all mere possibility;
there is
exactly one way for the
world to be. It is the
strongest member...
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False necessity, or anti-
necessitarian social theory, is a
contemporary social theory that
argues for the
plasticity of
social organizations and their...
- : 165 His
articulation of such a
theory is in
False Necessity: anti-
necessitarian social theory in the
service of
radical democracy,
where he uses deep-logic...
- society.
Politics was
published in
three volumes:
False Necessity: Anti-
Necessitarian Social Theory in the
Service of
Radical Democracy, the
longest volume...
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scientific determinism, the term is a
misnomer for
nomological determinism.
Necessitarianism is a
metaphysical principle that
denies all mere
possibility and maintains...
- of the will; in this sense,
Godwin was not a 'libertarian', but a '
necessitarian'. It came
however to be
applied to
anyone who
approved of
liberty in...
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remaining true to the key
insight of
individual human empowerment and anti-
necessitarian social thought,
Unger recognized an
infinite number of ways of resisting...
- in
relation to structure. In his work on
false necessity – or anti-
necessitarian social theory –
Unger recognizes the
constraints of
structure and its...
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arrangements to another, e.g.
feudalism to capitalism, it then
built an anti-
necessitarian theory of
social change,
theorizing the
transition from one set of institutional...
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tenable only as far as hard
determinists discard responsibility. In a
necessitarian world,
recourse to
merit and
blameworthiness is
toned down
while adherence...
