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atheism collapse: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods; the doctrine or belief that there is no God

dialectical materialism collapse: the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

divinity collapse: the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"; white creamy fudge made with egg whites

positivism collapse: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

apologetics collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

rationalism collapse: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience; the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

behaviorism collapse: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

materialism collapse: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality; a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

naturalism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

animalism collapse: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites; the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

hagiography collapse: a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

realism collapse: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

practicality collapse: concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

religion collapse: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"; an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

eschatology collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world

atomism collapse: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"; (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association

rationality collapse: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic; the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

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