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The question of whether history has inevitability is a longstanding philosophical debate. Marxist historical materialism posits that history follows inevitable laws driven by class struggle and material conditions, leading to predictable stages like communism. However, critics like Isaiah Berlin argue that this determinism denies human freedom and contingency, viewing history as shaped by unpredictable choices and accidents rather than iron laws. Most modern philosophers and historians lean toward contingency, emphasizing that events could have unfolded differently, rejecting strict inevitability as hubristic.https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/berlin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_determinism
https://academic.oup.com/book/7968/chapter/153279479
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