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Noun Concept
Categories: Philosophy of science, Metaphysical theories, Philosophy of physics, Materialism, Ontology
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materialism  physicalism  A posteriori physicalism  a priori physicalism  anthropological materialism
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality WordNet 3.0
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all things, including mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions of material things. Wikipedia
In philosophy, physicalism is the metaphysical thesis that "everything is physical", that there is "nothing over and above" the physical, or that everything supervenes on the physical. Wikipedia
View that the universe consists only of organized matter and energy. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Theory in philosophy Wikidata
The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical. OmegaWiki
Philosophical belief. Wiktionary (translation)
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. Wiktionary
Philosophical position. Wiktionary (translation)