monistically

Variant of monism

monism definition

mo·nism (mō′niz′əm, män′iz′əm)

noun

  1. 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
  2. the doctrine that reality is an organic whole without independent parts

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

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