mo·nism (m  n z  m, m nzm)n. Philosophy 1. The view in metaphysics that reality is a unified whole and that all existing things can be ascribed to or described by a single concept or system. 2. The doctrine that mind and matter are formed from, or reducible to, the same ultimate substance or principle of being. mo nist n.mo·nis tic (m-nstk, m-) adj.mo·nis ti·cal·ly adv. |
monism [ˈmɒnɪzəm]
n
1. (Philosophy) Philosophy the doctrine that the person consists of only a single substance, or that there is no crucial difference between mental and physical events or properties Compare dualism [2] See also materialism [2] idealism [3]
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy the doctrine that reality consists of an unchanging whole in which change is mere illusion Compare pluralism [5]
3. (Philosophy) the epistemological theory that the object and datum of consciousness are identical
4. the attempt to explain anything in terms of one principle only
[from Greek monos single + -ism]
monist n & adj
monistic adj
monistically adv
monism
1. Metaphysics. a theory that only one basic substance or principle exists as the ground of reality. Cf. dualism, pluralism.
2. Metaphysics. a theory that reality consists of a single element. Cf. pluralism.
3. Epistemology. a theory that the object and the sense datum of cognition are identical. — monist, n. — monistic, monistical, adj.
See also: Philosophy2. Metaphysics. a theory that reality consists of a single element. Cf. pluralism.
3. Epistemology. a theory that the object and the sense datum of cognition are identical. — monist, n. — monistic, monistical, adj.
Epistemology. a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical.
See also: KnowledgeMetaphysics. any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle that is the ground of reality. — monist, n. — monistic, monistical, adj.
See also: Matterthe theory that there is only one causal factor in history, as intellect or nature. — monist, n. — monistic, adj.
See also: History
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | monism - the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school pluralism - the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements |
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