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Metaphysical naturalism

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naturalismnoun(philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
antimetaphysicalismnoun(philosophy) The denial of any metaphysics that is not grounded in science and positivism.
naturalistnounAn expert in natural history or the study of plants and animals.
materialismnounConstant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
philosophical materialismnounSynonym of materialism (“the philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.”).
physicalismnoun(philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality.
metametaphysicsnounThe part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.
metaphysicsnoun(philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ens in quantum ens).
metaphysicksnounObsolete form of metaphysics. [(philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ens in quantum ens).]
metaphysicianismnounA metaphysical approach to a subject.
scientific materialismnoun(philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists or occurs that does not have a scientific explanation, even if that scientific explanation is not yet known.
metaphysicnoun(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
antimetaphysicsnoun(philosophy) The belief that spiritual and religious metaphysics is a delusion and pursuing it impedes the advancement of knowledge.
noumenologynoun(philosophy) The study of noumena, that is, things as they are in themselves, beyond their immediate human perception.
hylismnoun(philosophy) Materialism: the theory that there is nothing beyond matter.
physiophilosophynounA natural philosophy concerning natural history and relationships.
moral realismnoun(philosophy) The metaphysical belief that morality exists objectively, so that at least some actions, thoughts and behavior are morally good or morally bad.
natural philosophynoun(historical) The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
metaphysicistnoun(philosophy) A philosopher specializing in metaphysics. Alternative to metaphysician.
ontologynoun(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.

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