Look up: Materialism

1. materialism
   [n] - a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters 2. [n] - the doctrine that matter is the only reality
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2. materialism
   Philosophical theory that there is nothing in existence over and above matter and matter in motion. Such a theory excludes the possibility of deities. It also sees mind as an attribute of the...
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3. Materialism
   Ma·te'ri·al·ism noun [ Confer French matérialisme .] 1. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets. « The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.» ...
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4. materialism
   1. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets. 'The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.' (Buckminster) ... 2. The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants. ... 3. Materia...
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5. materialism
   physicalism noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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6. materialism
   philistinism noun a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
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7. Materialism
   • (n.) The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants. • (n.) Material substances in the aggregate; matter. • (n.) The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.
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8. Materialism
   in philosophy, the view that all facts (including facts about the human mind and will and the course of human history) are causally dependent upon ... [21 related articles]
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9. materialism
   materialism 1. A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters. 2. Devotion to material wealth and possessions at the expense of spiritual or intellectual values. 3. The philosophical theory that physical matter is the only reality and that psychol...
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10. materialism
    materialism, in philosophy, a widely held system of thought that explains the nature of the world as entirely dependent on matter, the fundamental and final reality beyond which nothing need be sought. Certain periods in history, usually those associated with scientific advance, are marked by strong...
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11. Materialism
    A proposition about the existent or the real: that only matter (q.v.) is existent or real; that matter is the primordial or fundamental constituent of the universe; atomism; that only sensible entities, processes, or content are existent or real; that the universe is not governed by intelligence, pu...
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12. Materialism
    In philosophy, materialism is that system which denies the existence of a spiritual or immaterial principle in man, called the mind or soul, distinct from matter; or in a more extended sense, materialism is the doctrine that is founded on the hypothesis that all existence (including, of course, the ...
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13. materialism
    Philosophical theory that there is nothing in existence over and above matter and matter in motion. Such a theory excludes the possibility of deities. It also sees mind as an attribute of the physical, denying idealist theories that see mind as something independent of body; for example, Descartes' theory of `thinking substance`. ...
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14. Materialism
    the use of innovative and unique features in theories, forms, style, themes, and topics; involves an intentional and revolutionary break with conservative recognized styles of literature. London's crisp, short sentences were a break from the "purple prose" of the Gilded Age, as was his choice of naturalist topics.
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15. MATERIALISM
    The claim that only material (physical) things exist. Often used in PHILOSOPHY OF MIND in contrast to the claim that mental objects and events cannot be reduced to physical objects and events.
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16. Materialism
    In philosophy, the theory of `materialism` holds that the only thing that exists is matter; that all things are composed of material and all phenomena (including consciousness) are the result of material interactions. In other words, matter is the only substance. To many philosophers, not onl...
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