monism
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ɪz noun
1.
Philosophy.
a.
2.
the reduction of all processes, structures, concepts, etc., to a single governing principle; the theoretical explanation of everything in terms of one principle.
3.
the 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | philosophy Compare dualism materialism See also idealism 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 |
| 2. | philosophy Compare pluralism the doctrine that reality consists of an unchanging whole in which change is mere illusion |
| 3. | the epistemological theory that the object and datum of consciousness are identical |
| 4. | the attempt to explain anything in terms of one principle only |
| [C19: from Greek monos single + | |
| 'monist | |
| —n, —adj | |
| mo'nistic | |
| —adj | |
| mo'nistically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
monism
"the philosophical doctrine that there is only one principle," 1862, from Mod.L. monismus, from Gk. monos "alone." First used in Ger. by Ger. philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff (1679-1754).
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Cultural Dictionary
monism [(moh-niz-uhm, mon-iz-uhm)]A position in metaphysics that sees only one kind of principle whereas dualism sees two. On the question of whether people's minds are distinct from their bodies, for example, a monist would hold either that mental conditions are essentially physical conditions (materialism), or that bodies depend on minds for their existence (idealism).
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Transformations have taken place in the polity, which is reflected in the shift from monism to pluralism.
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