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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•ism (mon′iz əm, mō′niz əm),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophy
- (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Cf. dualism (def. 2), pluralism (def. 1a).
- (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Cf. pluralism (def. 1b).
- Philosophythe reduction of all processes, structures, concepts, etc., to a single governing principle; the theoretical explanation of everything in terms of one principle.
- Philosophythe conception that there is one causal factor in history;
the notion of a single element as primary determinant of behavior, social action, or institutional relations.
- German Monismus. See mon-, -ism
- 1860–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: monism /ˈmɒnɪzəm/ n - 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 - the doctrine that reality consists of an unchanging whole in which change is mere illusion
Compare pluralism - the attempt to explain anything in terms of one principle only
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek monos single + -ismˈmonist n , adj |