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explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe" of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism
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As in "mechanistic universe." The idea that everything works mechanically, like a clock. It is the idea of the universe associated with Newton who discovered the laws of gravity and planetary motion. Such a universe is a deterministic universe. According to another thinker, Laplace, if we had all the data, we would be able to predict everything that is to happen in the world, as we can predict where the hands of a clock will be three weeks from this moment. ...
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means the comparison between organic materials and inorganic machinery, implying that the natural, or biological world is best, or better understood in terms of defining living processes as a sort of mechanical, meaning machine like means of functioning. The belief since Kopernicus and Newton, that the universe is a vast machine, of which the stars and planets are cogs in a vast mechanical device. At type of philosophy or belief that machinery is an appropriate analogy for living systems.
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