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physicalism
phys·i·cal·ism P0276800 (fĭz′ĭ-kə-lĭz′əm) n. Philosophy The doctrine that all that exists is ultimately physical.
phys′i·cal·ist n. phys′i·cal·is′tic adj. physicalism (ˈfɪzɪkəˌlɪzəm) n (Philosophy) philosophy the doctrine that all phenomena can be described in terms of space and time and that all meaningful statements are either analytic, as in logic and mathematics, or can be reduced to empirically verifiable assertions. See also logical positivism, identity theory ˈphysicalist n, adj ˌphysicalˈistic adjphys•i•cal•ism (ˈfɪz ɪ kəˌlɪz əm)
n. a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events. [1930–35; < German Physikalismus. See physical, -ism] phys′i•cal•ist, n. physicalisma doctrine, related to logical positivism, that all meaningful statements, with the exception of necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must relate either directly or indirectly to observable properties of the temporal. — physicalist, n., adj.See also: PhilosophyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | physicalism - (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only realitymaterialismdialectical materialism - the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engelsphilosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethicsphilosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
Physicalism
Physicalism a neopositivist concept according to which the propositions of the concrete sciences are to be translated into the language of physics, or into “physicalia.” The chief proponents of the concept were O. Neurath and R. Carnap. Physicalism formed the basis of the neopositivist idea of unifying all the sciences through a universal language. All attempts to realize this idea have proved unsuccessful. physicalism
Related to physicalism: Type physicalismSynonyms for physicalismnoun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only realitySynonymsRelated Words- dialectical materialism
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