ALL meanings of monism
mon·ism
M m - noun monism A theory or doctrine that denies the existence of a distinction or duality in some sphere, such as that between matter and mind, or God and the world. 1
- noun monism Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b). 1
- noun monism the reduction of all processes, structures, concepts, etc., to a single governing principle; the theoretical explanation of everything in terms of one principle. 1
- noun monism 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. 1
- noun monism 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 0
- noun monism the doctrine that reality consists of an unchanging whole in which change is mere illusion 0
- noun monism the epistemological theory that the object and datum of consciousness are identical 0
- noun monism the attempt to explain anything in terms of one principle only 0
- noun monism the doctrine that there is only one ultimate substance or principle, whether mind (idealism), matter (materialism), or some third thing that is the basis of both 0
- noun monism the doctrine that reality is an organic whole without independent parts 0