Impossibilism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Impossibilism is a noun meaning A belief in unrealizable or impractical policies.
Meaning
A belief in unrealizable or impractical policies.
More Meanings
- (philosophy) The view that free will does not exist and is simply impossible.
- (politics, Marxism) A socialist doctrine that stresses the limited value of political, economic, and social reforms within a capitalist economy, arguing that the pursuit of such reforms strengthens support for the existing system.
Example Sentences
In the next section I examine five fatalist arguments for impossibilism and show that they all fail, and some for reasons more subtle than is usually thought.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impossibilist, possibilist, possibilism, potentialism, utopianism, libertopianism.
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