Definition of monism. Meaning of monism. Synonyms of monism

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Definition of monism

Monism
Monism Mon"ism, n. [From Gr. ? single.] 1. (Metaph.) That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; -- the opposite of dualism. Note: The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, involving an idealistic monism; or mind has been explained by and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic monism; or, thirdly, matter, mind, and their phenomena have been held to be manifestations or modifications of some one substance, like the substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown something of some evolutionists, which is capable of an objective and subjective aspect. 2. (Biol.) See Monogenesis, 1.
monism
Monogenesis Mon`o*gen"e*sis, n. [Mono- + genesis.] 1. Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism. --Dana. --Haeckel. 2. (Biol.) That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction. --Haeckel. 3. (Biol.) The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to metagenesis. --E. van Beneden.
Monism
Monism Mon"ism, n. The doctrine that the universe is an organized unitary being or total self-inclusive structure. Monism means that the whole of reality, i.e., everything that is, constitutes one inseparable and indicisible entirety. Monism accordingly is a unitary conception of the world. It always bears in mind that our words are abstracts representing parts or features of the One and All, and not separate existences. Not only are matter and mind, soul and body, abstracts, but also such scientific terms as atoms and molecules, and also religious terms such as God and world. --Paul Carus.

Meaning of monism from wikipedia

- Monism attributes oneness or singleness (Gr****: μόνος) to a concept, such as to existence. Various kinds of monism can be distinguished: Priority monism...
- Since neutral monism provides a potential solution to theoretical problems in the philosophy of mind, it helps to situate neutral monism against its competitors...
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- Anomalous Monism", Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 64: 72–9. Anomalous Monism in A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind Yalowitz, Steven. "Anomalous Monism"....
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- considered such phallic monism to be at the core of neurosis to the very end of his career. Trenchant early criticism of Freud's monism was made by Karen Horney...
- Dialectical monism, also known as dualistic monism or monistic dualism, is an ontological position that holds that reality is ultimately a unified whole...
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- Vedanta Anaximander (Anaximander posited a monism which he described as "apeiron".) Neoplatonism Neutral monism Nonduality Open individualism Parmenides...
- but never defined (see the help page). Different types of monism include: Substance monism, "the view that the apparent plurality of substances is due...