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monism
[ mon-iz-uhm, moh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- Philosophy.
- (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism ( def 2 ), pluralism ( def 1a ).
- (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism ( def 1b ).
- the reduction of all processes, structures, concepts, etc., to a single governing principle; the theoretical explanation of everything in terms of one principle.
- the conception that there is one causal factor in history; the notion of a single element as primary determinant of behavior, social action, or institutional relations.
monism
/ 藞尘蓲苍瑟锄蓹尘 /
noun
- philosophy the doctrine that the person consists of only a single substance, or that there is no crucial difference between mental and physical events or properties Compare dualism See also materialism idealism
- philosophy the doctrine that reality consists of an unchanging whole in which change is mere illusion Compare pluralism
- the epistemological theory that the object and datum of consciousness are identical
- the attempt to explain anything in terms of one principle only
monism
- A position in metaphysics that sees only one kind of principle whereas dualism sees two. On the question of whether people's minds are distinct from their bodies, for example, a monist would hold either that mental conditions are essentially physical conditions ( materialism ), or that bodies depend on minds for their existence ( idealism ).
Derived Forms
- 藞尘辞苍颈蝉迟, nounadjective
- 尘辞藞苍颈蝉迟颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
- 尘辞藞苍颈蝉迟颈肠, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 尘辞苍顎僫蝉迟 noun
- 尘辞路苍颈蝉路迟颈肠 [m, uh, -, nis, -tik, moh-], 尘辞路苍颈蝉顎僼颈路肠补濒 adjective
- 尘辞路苍颈蝉顎僼颈路肠补濒路ly adverb
- non路尘辞苍顎僫蝉迟 noun
- 苍辞苍顎卪辞路苍颈蝉顎僼颈肠 adjective
- non顎叧敬锹凡跃辈躅僼颈路肠补濒路ly adverb
- 耻苍顎卪辞路苍颈蝉顎僼颈肠 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of monism1
Example Sentences
If only physics would embrace monism, its deepest mysteries would yield to that magic number.
Both quantum monism and Everett鈥檚 many worlds are predictions of quantum mechanics taken seriously.
Thales and other Ionian philosophers who followed espoused a view of reality now called material monism in which everything is matter and nothing else.
Note to the Science Editor of The New York Times: It is also important to examine the ethical implications of the monism which has become something of an untouchable dogma in learned circles.
It is generally admitted that he had no accurate knowledge either of Spinoza, whose monism he advocated, or of Kant, whose critical philosophy he so fiercely attacked.
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