Inevitability Determinism, Fatalism, and Destiny

This book examines the ways in which human beings seek to cope with uncertainty by means of doctrines that postulate degrees of inevitability. These doctrines originate in natural science, social science, philosophy, and religion. Their adequacies and inadequacies are carefully assessed, with special reference to the ways in which they deal with intervention by the very persons who would reduce uncertainty. The possibility of intervention in turn raises questions concerning freedom and responsibility that challenge people in all societies and throughout the lifespan.Doob, Leonard William is the author of 'Inevitability Determinism, Fatalism, and Destiny' with ISBN 9780313263989 and ISBN 0313263981.