Look up: monism

1. monism
   [n] - the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
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2. monism
   In philosophy, the theory that reality is made up of only one substance. This view is usually contrasted with dualism, which divides reality into two substances, matter and mind. The Dutch...
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3. Monism
   Mon'ism noun The doctrine that the universe is an organized unitary being or total self-inclusive structure. « Monism means that the whole of reality, i.e., everything that is, constitutes one inseparable and indivisible entirety. Monism<...
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4. Monism
   Mon'ism (mŏn'ĭz'm or mō'nĭz'm) noun [ From Greek mo`nos single.] 1. (Metaph.) That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; -- the opposite of dualism
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5. monism
   1. <psychology> That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; the opposite of dualism. ... The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, involving an idealistic monism; or mind ha...
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6. monism
   noun the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
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7. Monism
   • (n.) See Monogenesis, 1. • (n.) That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; -- the opposite of dualism. • (n.) The doctrine that the universe is an organized unitary being or total self-inclusive structure.
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8. monism
   (from the article `pluralism and monism`) philosophical theories that answer `many` and `one,` respectively, to the distinct questions: how many kinds of things are there? and how many ... [22 related articles]
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9. monism
   (from the article `international law`) ...municipal law as distinct and independent systems. Conversely, advocates of natural law maintain that municipal and international law form a ...
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10. monism
    Exclusive emphasis on a single principle or interest.
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11. monism
    monism (mō'nizum) [Gr.,=belief in one], in metaphysics, term introduced in the 18th cent. by Christian von Wolff for any theory that explains all phenomena by one unifying principle or as manifestations of a single substance. Monistic theorists differ considerably in their choice of a basi...
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12. Monism
    (Gr. mones, single) (a) Metaphysical: The view that there is but one fundamental Reality; first used by Wolff. (A Universe.) Sometimes spoken of as Singularism. The classical ancient protagonist of an extreme monism is Parmenides of Elea; a modern exponent is Spinoza. Christian Science is an example...
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13. monism
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mō′nizm Definitions: 1. A metaphysical system in which all of reality is conceived as a unified whole.
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14. monism
    In philosophy, the theory that reality is made up of only one substance. This view is usually contrasted with dualism, which divides reality into two substances, matter and mind. The Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza saw the one substance as God or Nature. Monism is also sometimes used as a descripti...
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15. Monism
    the philosophy that there is one causal determinant in history; the idea of a single component as the chief factor in determining individual behavior, societal activity, or organizational relationships. London called himself a "materialist monist," although his beliefs do not reduce so easily.
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16. Monism
    monad. `Monism` is any philosophical view which holds that there is unity in a given field of inquiry. Accordingly, some philosophers may hold that the universe is one rather than dualistic or pluralistic. Monisms may be theologically syncretic by proposing that there is one God who has many manifes...
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