Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to monism; of the nature of monism. See
monism and monist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
monism ; characterized by one single principle, being or force.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism
Etymologies
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Examples
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It means that in the whole of philosophy that tendency which we call monistic, in opposition to the dualistic, which has hitherto prevailed, must be accepted.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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Yet in the works of these very philosophers who are inclined to a mechanical and "monistic" view of the world, we find that they directly avoid the question as to the origin of self-consciousness and of moral self-determination.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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His "monistic" view, however, that various deities were regarded as manifestations of the supreme deity is not tenable.
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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How do we avoid to become "monistic" on the other hand?
Reinhold's Journey 2009
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Either way, my own amateur suspicion is that something closer to a Russelian monistic view of nature and mind is going to become more popular, while the mechanist/materialist view is going to be quietly brushed aside.
Against Darwinism 2009
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I was of like mind for a time, but found that a monistic view much more elegant and aesthetically appealing, at least for me.
Against Darwinism 2009
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By monistic, it is meant that there is only a single type of substance in the universe.
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Eastern versus Western, optimistic versus pessimistic, theistic versus atheistic, rationalistic versus irrationalistic, monistic versus pluralistic, and many others.
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I was of like mind for a time, but found that a monistic view much more elegant and aesthetically appealing, at least for me.
Against Darwinism 2009
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The leading philosophy of Western science has been monistic materialism.
Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.: Science and Spirituality: Observations from Modern Consciousness Research Stanislav Grof 2010
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