Fatalism
Origin: Lat.fatālis
The view that one is powerless to change the course of events, or what is thought of as 'fate'; predestination, inevitability, resignation in the face of some future event or events which are thought to be immutable.
Spanish: Fatalism
Sources and references
- Slaughter, Richard A. “Glossary of future terms.”cited 79 times
- Cornish, Edward. “Futuring: The Exploration of the Future.”cited 13 times
- Hugh Rice, "Fatalism"view
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