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​Absurdism - belief that we live in an irrational universe

Atomism - belief that the universe consists of small indivisible particles

Catastrophism - belief in rapid geological and biological change

Darwinism - belief of biological evolution developed by darwin that states all species arise and develop through natural selection and the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

Dynamism - belief that the universe fundamentally consists of changeable forces or energies rather than stable entities.

Epiphenomenalism - belief that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity

Eternalism - the belief that matter has existed eternally

Existentialism - belief of individual human responsibility in an unfathomable universe

Falsificationism - belief that a scientific theory has the potential to be true only if it describes the types of evidence that could prove it false.

Fortuitism - belief in evolution by chance variation

Functionalism - belief emphasising utility and function

Geocentrism - belief that earth is the centre of the universe

Hylomorphism - belief that matter is cause of the universe

Hylotheism - belief that the universe is purely material

Interactionism - belief that mind and body act on each other

Materialism - belief that matter is the only extant substance

Mechanism - belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces

Naturalism - belief that the world can be explained in terms of natural forces

Organicism - conception of life or society as an organism

Panaesthetism - belief that consciousness may inhere generally in matter

Pancosmism - belief that the material universe is all that exists

Pansexualism - belief that all thought derived from sexual instinct

Parallelism - belief that matter and mind don’t interact but relate

Scientism - belief that the methods of science are universally applicable

Scientism - belief that the methods of the natural or physical sciences are universally valid, and therefore should apply to the social sciences, humanities, and philosophy as well.

Siderism - belief that the stars influence human affairs

Substantialism - belief that there is a real existence underlying phenomena

Undulationism - belief that light consists of waves

Zoism / belief that life originates from a single vital principle
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  • Beautifully Obscure Words
    • Tracing the Etymology of a Word
    • Typing the Typeface of Writing Types
    • WORD LIST: Feelings and Emotions >
      • FEATURE: Our Capacity for Love
    • FEATURED WORD LIST COLLECTIONS
    • BEAUTIFUL WORD LISTS
    • WORD LIST: Translating Your World >
      • Index of Untranslatable Words (Alphabetical)
  • WORD LIST: Rolling Log of Beautiful Words
  • WORD LIST: The Languages From Around the World
    • FEATURE: Words of the World >
      • DEFINING LOVE with a French Romance >
        • Fantastic Flair of Everyday French - Nature
  • IT’S ABOUT TIME! Website Housekeeping
    • FULL SITE INDEX - SITEMAP - All the Beautiful Words
    • A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS - My Vocabulary Books and Blogs >
      • Download - The Logophile Lexicon - Words About Words
  • WORD LIST: People, Places and Things
    • To Sleep Perchance to Dream
  • WRITING SYSTEMS