physicalism

noun

physicalism

noun

Etymology From physical + -ism.

1

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences 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.

Synonyms
materialism, philosophical materialism
Antonyms
idealism
Related terms
dualism, idealism
Hypernyms
monism, realism

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