Misplaced Pages

Spiritualism (philosophical): Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 07:22, 25 January 2008 editLucyintheskywithdada (talk | contribs)2,222 edits Bibliography: add category← Previous edit Revision as of 07:22, 25 January 2008 edit undoWebHamster (talk | contribs)18,133 edits Still no references, WP:OR still not addressed. Remove the tags when they are. They aren't poisonous, they don't wear out. No reason to rush to remove them if they haven't been addressedNext edit →
Line 4: Line 4:
<!-- For administrator use only: {{oldafdfull|page=Difference between Spiritualism and Materialism|date=] |result='''keep'''}} --> <!-- For administrator use only: {{oldafdfull|page=Difference between Spiritualism and Materialism|date=] |result='''keep'''}} -->
<!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> <!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point -->
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}}
{{original research|date=January 2008}}

{{Philo-stub}} {{Philo-stub}}
==Definition== ==Definition==

Revision as of 07:22, 25 January 2008

An editor has nominated this article for deletion.
You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it.Feel free to improve the article, but do not remove this notice before the discussion is closed. For more information, see the guide to deletion.
Find sources: "Spiritualism" philosophical – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR%5B%5BWikipedia%3AArticles+for+deletion%2FDifference+between+Spiritualism+and+Materialism%5D%5DAFD
This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Spiritualism" philosophical – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (January 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Stub icon

This philosophy-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Definition

The word spiritualism is used within philosophy to characterize systems of thought that affirm the existence of immaterial realities beyond to the physical senses. Philosophical Spiritualism embraces a wide number of highly diverse philosophies and can apply to any one that accepts an personal God, the immortality of the spirit and the immateriality of the intellect or will. It is associated with philosophical school of idealism, especially in Europe

The word spirit, above, can be substituted for “mind” or "soul.

Difference between Spiritualism (philosophy) and Materialism

Materialism

Spiritualism

Monism : only one substance exists.
For materialism, this substance is matter.

Dualism : two substances exists : matter & mind
or spiritualist monism : only mind exists.

Humankind can be known or described by only matter.

Humankind does not consist of only matter.

Absence of beliefs in "supernatural", atheism.

Beliefs : God, soul, next world, reincarnation, superstitions, supernatural systems of explanation.

Humankind has an illusion of autonomy. It is subjected to determinism or random.

Humankind is autonomous or free.

Self-consciousness is an illusion that is generated by the complexity of the organization of matter.

Soul is autonomous.

Absence of meaning to life. Humankind fixes itself his own destiny.

Spiritual finality often of divine origin.

Humankind, as an animal like another, is a part of nature.

Humankind dominates nature.

Humankind is a product of evolution.

Creationism

What are called "mysteries" are only questions unsolved by sciences.

There are mysteries that the huHumankind reason cannot and will never be able to solve.

Our ignorance must be accepted.

Ignorance is transformed into transcendence "stopgap" or substitute, like God.

Priority is given to the research of the "how".

Priority is given to the research of the "why".

Knowledge.

Faith.

Perception.

Speculation.

See also

References

Bibliography

Philosophy
Branches
Branches
Aesthetics
Epistemology
Ethics
Free will
Metaphysics
Mind
Normativity
Ontology
Reality
By era
By era
Ancient
Chinese
Greco-Roman
Indian
Persian
Medieval
East Asian
European
Indian
Islamic
Jewish
Modern
People
Contemporary
Analytic
Continental
Miscellaneous
  • By region
By region
African
Eastern
Middle Eastern
Western
Miscellaneous
Categories: