monism
noun
mo·nism
ˈmō-ˌni-zəm 
ˈmä-
ˈmä-
1
a
: a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance
b
: the view that reality is one unitary organic whole with no independent parts
2
3
: a viewpoint or theory that reduces all phenomena to one principle
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But monism was declared a heresy, first by the medieval Church and second, in Päs’s telling, by physicist Niels Bohr.
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
Even those religions such as Neo-paganism and Hinduism which adhere to a monism which collapses the distinction between human and non-human operationally do seem to privilege the human perspective.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2011
If only physics would embrace monism, its deepest mysteries would yield to that magic number.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
Even those religions such as Neo-paganism and Hinduism which adhere to a monism which collapses the distinction between human and non-human operationally do seem to privilege the human perspective.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2011
If only physics would embrace monism, its deepest mysteries would yield to that magic number.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
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“Monism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monism. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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