Psychological determinism

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Psychological determinism is the view that psychological phenomena are determined by factors outside of a person's control.^[1]

Daniel Bader discusses two forms of psychological determinism:^[2]

Orectic psychological determinism is the view that we always act upon our greatest drive. This is often called psychological hedonism, and if the drive is specified for self-interest, psychological egoism.
Rational psychological determinism claims that we always act according to our "strongest" or "best" reason.

References

^ Bader, Daniel (29 July 2005). "Psychological Determinism". The Lyceum. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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