world soul
noun Philosophy
The immanent cause or principle of life, order, consciousness, and self-awareness in the physical world.As to the world soul, or merely to the intrinsic value of all things, various religions and philosophers have been postulating the idea since way, way back in the mists of history....
- Is there only one being in apparently separate parts; a world soul penetrating all things which we're simply too limited in mentality to recognize?
- This world-soul makes the cosmos a living rational being, a god.
Origin
Mid 19th century: translating German Weltgeist.
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