physicalism

phys·i·cal·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fiz-i-kuh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈfɪz ɪ kəˌlɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fiz-i-kuh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈfɪz ɪ kəˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of physicalism word

noun physicalism a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events. 1
noun physicalism the doctrine that all phenomena can be described in terms of space and time and that all meaningful statements are either analytic, as in logic and mathematics, or can be reduced to empirically verifiable assertions 0
noun physicalism the theory that all referential terms in scientific or meaningful statements are reducible to terms connected with physical objects or events, or with their properties 0

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Origin of physicalism

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

From the German word Physikalismus, dating back to 1930-35. See physical, -ism

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physicalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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