The problem of fatalism
Keywords:
Fate and fatalism, Methodology, Concepts, Categories, PredestinationAbstract
Since in most languages the words for 'destiny' are rather ambiguous, it is necessary to make it clear from the outset what we mean when referring to a man's destiny. As has already emerged, there are two English words that should be taken into consideration, "destiny" and "fate". According to the Oxford dictionary, "destiny" means (1) That which is destined or fated to happen. (2) That which is destined to happen to a particular person, country, institution, etc.; (one's) appointed lot or fortune. (3) What in the course of events will become, or has become, of a person or thing. (4) The power or agency by which events are unalterably predetermined. The word 'fate' is analyzed as having approximately the same shades of meaning, although in a different order.
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Articles
Published
1967-01-01
How to Cite
Ringgren, H. (1967). The problem of fatalism. Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2. https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67004
Copyright (c) 1967 Helmer Ringgren
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