Haeckel's monism
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Haeckel's monism is a 19th-century philosophical doctrine that posits a unified, purely naturalistic basis for both mind and matter, rejecting any dualistic separation between the spiritual and the material.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century philosophy
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monism ⓘ naturalistic monism ⓘ philosophical doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsToUnify |
biology and philosophy
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ethics and natural science ⓘ natural sciences and worldview ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Monist League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
all phenomena are governed by natural laws
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mental phenomena are products of physical processes ⓘ mind and matter share the same underlying nature ⓘ reality is fundamentally unified ⓘ there is no ontological dualism between spirit and matter ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView | the universe is a single interconnected whole ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
neo-Kantian philosophers
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theologians ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
hostility to traditional religion
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overextending scientific claims into metaphysics ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Die Lebenswunder
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Die Welträthsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| developedInPlace | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalImplication | seeks a scientifically grounded ethics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Haeckelian monism
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scientific monism ⓘ |
| hasMethodologicalBasis |
biology
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empirical science ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition |
materialism
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naturalism ⓘ scientism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century scientific materialism
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Charles Darwin ⓘ German idealism NERFINISHED ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStance |
anti-dualist
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anti-supernaturalist ⓘ reductionist ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Ernst Haeckel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejects |
mind–body dualism
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spiritual–material dualism ⓘ supernatural explanations ⓘ traditional Christian metaphysics ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | rejects a personal transcendent God ⓘ |
| viewOnMatter | matter and energy are the basic constituents of reality ⓘ |
| viewOnMind |
consciousness emerges from material processes
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mind is a function of the brain ⓘ |
| viewOnReligion |
advocates a religion of nature
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criticizes organized Christianity ⓘ |
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