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mon·ism
\ˈmäˌnizəm, ˈmōˌ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: German monismus, from mon- + -ismus -ism
1.
a.
(1) : the metaphysical view that there is only one kind of substance or ultimate reality — compare dualism, pluralism
(2) : the metaphysical view that reality is one unitary organic whole with no independent parts — contrasted with pluralism
b. : an epistemological theory that proclaims the identity of the object and datum of knowledge — contrasted with dualism
2. : monogenesis
3. : a viewpoint, theory, or methodology that reduces either all phenomena or those within its particular domain to one fundamental principle
4. : a sociological doctrine that the laws of man and nature are united in one single harmonious force |