In
philosophy, antimaterialism is any of several metaphysical or religious beliefs that are specifically opposed to
materialism, the notion that only matter exists. These beliefs include:
Immaterialism, a philosophy branching from George Berkeley of which his idealism is a type
Dualism (philosophy of mind), a philosophy which includes the claim that mental phenomena are, in some respects, non-physical
Gnosticism, a general class of religious movements which hold that human beings have divine souls trapped in a material world
Idealism, which holds that the ultimate nature of reality is based on mind or ideas
Maya (illusion), a concept in various Indian religions regarding the dualism of the Universe
Platonic realism, which holds that certain universals have a real existence, in the sense of philosophical realism
Transcendentalism, a group of ideas involving an ideal spiritual state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical realms
Topics referred to by the same term
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disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Antimaterialism. If an
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In
philosophy, antimaterialism is any of several metaphysical or religious beliefs that are specifically opposed to
materialism, the notion that only matter exists. These beliefs include:
Immaterialism, a philosophy branching from George Berkeley of which his idealism is a type
Dualism (philosophy of mind), a philosophy which includes the claim that mental phenomena are, in some respects, non-physical
Gnosticism, a general class of religious movements which hold that human beings have divine souls trapped in a material world
Idealism, which holds that the ultimate nature of reality is based on mind or ideas
Maya (illusion), a concept in various Indian religions regarding the dualism of the Universe
Platonic realism, which holds that certain universals have a real existence, in the sense of philosophical realism
Transcendentalism, a group of ideas involving an ideal spiritual state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical realms
Topics referred to by the same term
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Antimaterialism. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.