For Philosophers Who Define Determinism as Implying Only Predictability on the Basis

question 47

Multiple Choice

For philosophers who define determinism as implying only predictability on the basis of probability, to say that every event is determined means only that

• A)it is not predictable even when we know everything about earlier conditions.
• B)it would predictable if only we knew enough about earlier conditions.
• C)past causal conditions cannot be known.
• D)the future is entirely unpredictable.

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