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Physicalism vs Physicalist - What's the difference?

physicalism | physicalist |

As nouns the difference between physicalism and physicalist

is that physicalism is (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 while physicalist is a believer in physicalism.

physicalism

English

(wikipedia physicalism)

Noun

  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * (philosophy) materialism * (philosophy) philosophical materialism

    See also

    * idealism English words suffixed with -ism

    physicalist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A believer in physicalism.