单词 | energistic |
释义 | energisticadj. Chiefly Philosophy and Physics. Of or relating to energism (in either sense). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > hedonism > [adjective] > of or supporting doctrines related to hedonism selfish1751 subjectivistic1854 energistic1896 1896 E. K. Lyle Evol. & Materialism 9 There are scientists..who declare that the atomistic hypothesis is no longer a tenable one, that it should be replaced by the energistic hypothesis. 1899 F. Thilly tr. F. Paulsen Syst. Ethics ii. i. 223 The energistic [Ger. energistische] view..holds: The will does not aim at pleasure, but at an objective content of life, or, since life consists solely of action, at definite concrete activities. 1931 A. Wolf in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 548 Philosophy which was more or less materialistic, or energistic, or at least positivist. 1971 Isis 62 35 His insight into a universe which was fundamentally energistic led him to make assumptions about the possibility of transferring that energy. 2004 Stud. East European Thought 56 200 The energistic self-affirmation of the person..in his/her expressed and manifested functions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1896 |
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