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any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology; the principle or practice of supporting churches, schools, hospitals, etc., by voluntary contributions or aid instead of relying on government assistance; any policy or practice based on voluntary action

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  • This does not mean taking off on some voluntaristic leap.
  • It was congenial to the voluntaristic activism that the Nietzschean and
  • James's chapter on "Pragmatism and Humanism" sets out his voluntaristic epistemology.
  • Reichenbach, stressed the more voluntaristic element, the commitment component in the will-act, in ethical statements.
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