physicalism
physicalism · physicalisms
A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive…A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality.
More definitions
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
Translations
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality:materialism
Antonyms
1 antonymsphilosophy:idealism
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable