Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who in metaphysics or psychology, accepts the theory of voluntarism.
- Same as
voluntaristic .
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- noun someone who
endorses voluntarism
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Examples
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In what follows, I follow Samuel Scheffler's exposition of what he calls the voluntarist and the distributive objections to any claim that persons have non-derivative special obligations.
Special Obligations Jeske, Diane 2008
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According to Badat SASO was highly 'voluntarist' in temperament while SANSCO was characterised as being more strategically calculating.
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If we found this a relevant theme, it is because it represents in our opinion a deliberate attempt on the part of Wall Street and the City (2) to make the world believe in some rupture within the EU and to instil the idea that some « deadly » risk is weighing on the Eurozone, by endlessly conveying phony news on a "banking risk coming from Eastern Europe" and by stigmatizing a "cold-feeted" Eurozone as opposed to the "voluntarist" actions initiated by the Americans and the Bristish.
GlobalResearch.ca 2009
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Yet I really like the more voluntarist, grassrootsy feel of the Portland 21Ambassadors, ready to unroll their toolkits and do any rider a good turn.
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It caught the attention of a lot of people because it was somewhat romantic and voluntarist - but a lot of revolutionary movements, like the Spanish Republic, were a good deal more hard-headed, and expected to win their war through main force of arms, not through inspiring the people to become disgusted with their leadership.
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March 6th, 2010 at 12: 59 pm bob lablah (sponsored by Snapple) says: voluntarist says:
Think Progress » Pentagon Shooter Was Right-Wing, Anti-Government Terrorist 2010
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The reasons for this should be familiar from arguments put forth years ago in Europe and the United States for replacing voluntarist schemes with a welfare state.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The reasons for this should be familiar from arguments put forth years ago in Europe and the United States for replacing voluntarist schemes with a welfare state.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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To the extent that the constructive empiricist embraces epistemic modesty, she might also be an epistemic voluntarist, a person who believes that “rationality is only bridled irrationality” (van Fraassen 1989, 172).
Beyond the Voice arlene ang 2009
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The reasons for this should be familiar from arguments put forth years ago in Europe and the United States for replacing voluntarist schemes with a welfare state.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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