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The philosophy of materialism holds that the only thing that exists is matter; that all things are composed of material and all phenomena (including consciousness) are the result of material inter...
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Materialism is the idea that everything is either made only of matter or is ultimately dependent upon matter for its existence and nature. ... It is possible for a philosophy to be materialistic and still accord spirit a (secondary or dependent) place, ... If materialism argues that matter is the only or primary thing that exists,
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The fates of naturalism and materialism are intimately related. Naturalism is the doctrine that the methods of philosophy are continuous with those of the natural sciences. ... Smart, J. J. C. 1963. "Materialism." The Journal of Philosophy 60, 651-62.
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The Oxford Companion to Philosophy ("Materialism" begins on p. 530) by Ted Honderich. 1020 pgs. ... Materialism - in philosophy, a widely held system of thought that explains the nature of the world as entirely dependent on matter, the fundamental and final reality beyond which nothing need be sought.
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In common usage, materialism describes the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors of those who place an above average concern or priority on material goods (usually luxurious, cutting edge, or conspicuous) over other values. However, in philosophy, the term "materialism" refers to a school of...
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Voluptuous Philosophy: Literary Materialism in the French Enlightenment by Author: Natania Meeker; Binding: Hardcover, 310 pages ; Publisher: Fordham Univ Pr; Published Date: 02/28/2007; List Price: USD $60.00;
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(Notes on Philosophy. I. Materialism and Idealism) ... §5 Historical materialism and practical criteria or canons of historical and political interpretation ... §40 Philosophy and ideology...
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He called it intriguing that “some proponents of evolution have been upset by what they perceive as injecting philosophy and theology into the science classroom, while they have appeared oblivious to the entwining of the philosophy of materialism with evolutionary theory for the past 150 years.”...
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Already in Lucretius' great poem we can see one of the hallmarks that distinguishes materialism from every other comprehensive philosophy produced by European civilization before the 20th century: its insistence on direct observation of nature and on explaining everything that happens in the world in terms of the laws...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on materialism (philosophy), in philosophy, the view that all facts (including facts about the human mind and will and the course of human history) are causally dependent upon physical processes, or even reducible to them. ... For a definition of "materialism (philosophy)",
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