materialism
/məˈtɪriəˌlɪzəm/
noun
- The belief that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life.
- She rejected materialism and chose to live a simple life with few possessions.
- Many people criticize modern society for its focus on materialism.
- The movie explores the emptiness that often comes with extreme materialism.
- In philosophy, the theory that only physical matter is real and that everything, including thoughts and feelings, can be explained by physical processes.
- The philosopher defended materialism against idealist views of the mind.
- In his lectures, he contrasted materialism with spiritual explanations of the universe.
- Materialism argues that consciousness is a product of the brain.
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