impossibilism
English
editEtymology
editFrom impossible + -ism.
Noun
editimpossibilism (uncountable)
- A belief in unrealizable or impractical policies.
- (politics, Marxism) A socialist doctrine that stresses the limited value of political, economic, and social reforms within a capitalist economy, arguing that the pursuit of such reforms strengthens support for the existing system.
- (philosophy) The view that free will does not exist and is simply impossible.