Determinism is the philosophical view that all events in the universe, including human decisions and actions, are causally inevitable. Deterministic theories throughout the history of philosophy have developed from diverse and sometimes overlapping motives and considerations. Like eternalism, determinism focuses on particular events rather than the future as a concept. The opposite of determinism is indeterminism, or the view that events are not deterministically caused but rather occur due to chance. Determinism is often contrasted with free will, although some philosophers claim that the two are compatible.
Many philosophical theories of determinism frame themselves with the idea that reality follows a sort of predetermined path.
Although it is not possible to predict the arrival position or time for any particle, probabilities of arrival predict the final pattern of events.
Free will is the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action.
A biker performing a dirt jump that, according to some interpretations, is the result of free will
A domino's movement is determined completely by laws of physics.
René Descartes
Thomas Hobbes was a classical compatibilist.
