physicalism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English physical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English physicalism From physical + -ism.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| physicalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
idealism (antonym(s) of “philosophy”)
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
materialism · philosophical materialism
Translations (7)
cmn 物理主義 /物理主义 (a philosophical position) · pl fizykalizm (a philosophical position) · el φυσισμός (a philosophical position) · fi fysikalismi (a philosophical position) · kk физикализм (a philosophical position) · gl fisicalismo (a philosophical position) · it fisicismo (a philosophical position)