materialism

Materialism — • As the word itself signifies, Materialism is a philosophical system which regards matter as the only reality in the world, which undertakes to explain every event in the universe as resulting from the conditions and activity of matter, and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Materialism — Ma*te ri*al*ism, n. [Cf. F. mat[ e]rialisme.] 1. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets; called also {philosophical materialism}. [1913 Webster] The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

materialism — noun материализм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

materialism — 1> филос. материализм 2> меркантильность …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

materialism — /meuh tear ee euh liz euhm/, n. 1. preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects, comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values. 2. the philosophical theory that regards… …   Universalium

Materialism — Not to be confused with Materialistic. For the prioritization of resources, see economic materialism. For the Marxist analysis, see dialectical materialism. For consumerism, see consumerism. For materialist perspective on social development, see… …   Wikipedia

materialism — məˈtɪərɪəlɪzm сущ. 1) материализм dialectal materialism historical materialism 2) практицизм, приверженность материальным ценностям, отрицание духовности (философское) материализм меркантильность materialism материализм …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

materialism — noun Date: 1733 1. a. a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter b. a doctrine that the only or the highest values or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

materialism — noun a) Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns. b) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical. Syn: physicalism, philosophical materialism Ant: idealism… …   Wiktionary

materialism — The view that the world is entirely composed of matter. Philosophers now tend to prefer the term physicalism, since physics has shown that matter itself resolves into forces and energy, and is just one amongst other physically respectable… …   Philosophy dictionary