materialism
form of philosophical monism which holds matter to be the fundamental substance in nature
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materialism
Summary
materialism is a school of thought[1]. materialism ranks in the top 3% of school_of_thought entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,876 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- materialism's instance of is recorded as school of thought[3].
- materialism is a type of monism[4].
- materialism is part of monism[5].
- materialism's Commons category is recorded as Materialism[6].
- materialism is the opposite of idealism[7].
- materialism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Materialism[8].
- materialism's main subject is matter[9].
- materialism's facet of is recorded as epistemology[10].
- materialism's facet of is recorded as metaphysics[11].
- materialism's facet of is recorded as ontology[12].
- materialism's facet of is recorded as social[13].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[18].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
- materialism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
- materialism's partially coincident with is recorded as naturalism[21].
- materialism's partially coincident with is recorded as reductionism[22].
- materialism's different from is recorded as Philosophical Materialism[23].
- materialism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[24].
- materialism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
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Definition and Type
materialism's instance of is recorded as school of thought[3]. materialism is a type of monism[4]. materialism is the opposite of idealism[7].
Use and Application
materialism is part of monism[5].
Why It Matters
materialism ranks in the top 3% of school_of_thought entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,876 views/month).[2] materialism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] materialism is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]