physicalism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈfɪzɪkəˌlɪzəm/ UK /ˈfɪzɪkəˌlɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the philosophical doctrine that everything is physical or supervenes on the physical

Physicalism denies the existence of a non-material mind.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the philosophical doctrine... materialism naturalism

Opposites

dualism idealism spiritualism

Word family

Derived forms physicalistphysicalistic

Related forms physical physics metaphysics

Etymology

A 20th-century philosophical coinage from physical (ultimately from Greek physis, 'nature') plus -ism, associated with the Vienna Circle.

physis Ancient Greek phuein Ancient Greek

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# physicalism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɪzɪkəˌlɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɪzɪkəˌlɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. the philosophical doctrine that everything is physical or supervenes on the physical

## Examples
- Physicalism denies the existence of a non-material mind.

## Synonyms
- materialism
- naturalism

## Antonyms
- dualism
- idealism
- spiritualism

## Derived Forms
- physicalist
- physicalistic

## Related Forms
- physical
- physics
- metaphysics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: physis
- Root: phuein

## Etymology
A 20th-century philosophical coinage from physical (ultimately from Greek physis, 'nature') plus -ism, associated with the Vienna Circle.

## AI Etymology
Physicalism is a 20th-century philosophical coinage from physical (ultimately from Greek physis, 'nature') plus -ism, associated with the Vienna Circle. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek physis and Ancient Greek phuein. As a noun, physicalism means the philosophical doctrine that everything is physical or supervenes on the physical. The same family is visible in derived forms such as physicalist and physicalistic and related forms such as physical, physics, and metaphysics.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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