monism

monism Definition

mo·nism (mō′niz′əm, män′iz′əm)

noun

the doctrine that there is only one ultimate substance or principle, whether mind (idealism), matter (materialism), or some third thing that is the basis of both
the doctrine that reality is an organic whole without independent parts

Etymology: ModL monismus < Gr monos, single: see mono-

monism Related Forms

mo′·nist noun mo·nis′·tic adjective or mo·nis′·ti·cal mo·nis′·ti·cally adverb

monism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

anomalous: Is Davidson's anomalous monism a form of epiphenomenalism?
reflexive: Velmans, M ( 2006 ) How experienced phenomena relate to things themselves: Kant, Husserl, Hoche, and Reflexive Monism.
methodological: A methodological monism of empirical science assumes that everything is essentially matter.

Noun used with modifier

substance: Substance monism need not have any implications concerning God or an Absolute in either a theistic or pantheistic sense.
materialist: Using this argument it is possible to take a materialist stance whilst rejecting the implication of materialist monism that our minds are purely reactive.

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