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In [[philosophy]], '''spiritualism''' is the notion, shared by a wide variety of systems of thought, that there is an immaterial reality that cannot be perceived by the senses.<ref name=EB>''Encyclopædia Britannica'', [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/560495/spiritualism "Spiritualism (in philosophy)"], britannica.com</ref> This includes philosophies that postulate a personal [[God]], the immortality of the soul, or the immortality of the intellect or will, as well as any systems of thought that assume a [[universal mind]] or cosmic forces lying beyond the reach of purely [[Materialism|materialistic]] interpretations.<ref name=EB /> Generally, any philosophical position, be it [[dualism]], [[monism]], [[atheism]], [[theism]], [[pantheism]], [[idealism]] or any other, is compatible with spiritualism as long as it allows for a reality beyond matter.<ref name=EB /><ref name="James1977">{{cite book|author=William James|title=A pluralistic universe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fPuwCunFTFoC&pg=PA16|year=1977|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-67391-5|page=16}}</ref> Theism is an example of a dualist spiritualist philosophy, while pantheism is an example of monist spiritualism.<ref name="James1977" /> | In [[philosophy]], '''spiritualism''' is the notion, shared by a wide variety of systems of thought, that there is an immaterial [[reality]] that cannot be perceived by the senses.<ref name=EB>''Encyclopædia Britannica'', [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/560495/spiritualism "Spiritualism (in philosophy)"], britannica.com</ref> This includes philosophies that postulate a personal [[God]], the immortality of the soul, or the immortality of the intellect or will, as well as any systems of thought that assume a [[universal mind]] or cosmic forces lying beyond the reach of purely [[Materialism|materialistic]] interpretations.<ref name=EB /> Generally, any philosophical position, be it [[dualism]], [[monism]], [[atheism]], [[theism]], [[pantheism]], [[idealism]] or any other, is compatible with spiritualism as long as it allows for a [[reality]] beyond matter.<ref name=EB /><ref name="James1977">{{cite book|author=William James|title=A pluralistic universe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fPuwCunFTFoC&pg=PA16|year=1977|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-67391-5|page=16}}</ref> Theism is an example of a dualist spiritualist philosophy, while pantheism is an example of monist spiritualism.<ref name="James1977" /> | ||
==Notable spiritualist thinkers== | ==Notable spiritualist thinkers== | ||
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In philosophy, spiritualism is the notion, shared by a wide variety of systems of thought, that there is an immaterial reality that cannot be perceived by the senses.[1] This includes philosophies that postulate a personal God, the immortality of the soul, or the immortality of the intellect or will, as well as any systems of thought that assume a universal mind or cosmic forces lying beyond the reach of purely materialistic interpretations.[1] Generally, any philosophical position, be it dualism, monism, atheism, theism, pantheism, idealism or any other, is compatible with spiritualism as long as it allows for a reality beyond matter.[1][2] Theism is an example of a dualist spiritualist philosophy, while pantheism is an example of monist spiritualism.[2]
Notable spiritualist thinkers
- Aristotle[1]
- René Descartes[1]
- Giovanni Gentile[1]
- William Ernest Hocking[1]
- Louis Lavelle[1]
- René Le Senne[1]
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[1]
- Pindar[1]
- Plato[1]