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[[Physicalism]] is the metaphysical thesis that "everything is physical", that there is "nothing over and above" the physical, or that everything supervenes on the physical Physicalism is a form of ontological [[monism]], a "one substance" view of the nature of reality as opposed to a "two-substance" ([[dualism]]) or "many-substance" (pluralism) view. Both the definition of "physical" and the meaning of physicalism have been debated. | [[Physicalism]] is the metaphysical thesis that "everything is physical", that there is "nothing over and above" the physical, or that everything supervenes on the physical Physicalism is a form of ontological [[monism]], a "one substance" view of the [[nature]] of reality as opposed to a "two-substance" ([[dualism]]) or "many-substance" (pluralism) view. Both the definition of "physical" and the meaning of physicalism have been debated. | ||
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Revision as of 16:59, 17 February 2023
Physicalism is the metaphysical thesis that "everything is physical", that there is "nothing over and above" the physical, or that everything supervenes on the physical Physicalism is a form of ontological monism, a "one substance" view of the nature of reality as opposed to a "two-substance" (dualism) or "many-substance" (pluralism) view. Both the definition of "physical" and the meaning of physicalism have been debated.