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Materialism vs Antimaterialism - What's the difference?

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In philosophy terms the difference between materialism and antimaterialism

is that materialism is the philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical while antimaterialism is any belief system that opposes philosophical materialism.

As nouns the difference between materialism and antimaterialism

is that materialism is constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns while antimaterialism is any belief system that opposes philosophical materialism.

materialism

Noun

  • Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
  • * Buckminster
  • The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.
  • (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
  • (obsolete, rare) Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
  • Synonyms

    * (philosophy) physicalism * (philosophy) philosophical materialism

    Antonyms

    * (philosophy) idealism

    Derived terms

    * philosophical materialism

    See also

    * idealism * physicalism

    antimaterialism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (philosophy) Any belief system that opposes philosophical materialism.
  • Opposition to economical materialism or consumerism.