Physicalism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Physicalism is a noun meaning (philosophy) 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.
Meaning
(philosophy) 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.
Word Forms
- physicalisms
Synonyms for physicalism
Depending on context, synonyms include materialism.
Antonyms for physicalism
Common opposites include idealism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include materialism, corporealism, personalism, physicism, mechanism, hylism.
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