Peter van Inwagen Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: b. September 21, 1942
Birthday: September 21
Determinism is the thesis that is true at every moment that the way things then are determines a unique future, that only one of the alternative futures that may exist relative to a given moment is a physically possible continuation of the state of things at the moment. Or, if you like, we may say that determinism is the thesis that only one continuation of the state of things at a given moment is consistent with the laws of nature.
source: Peter Van Inwagen (1993). “Metaphysics”
topic: Unique, Law, Alternatives, Thesis, Continuation, Determinism
