Materialism is the idea that only physical matter exists. This is a basic type of world view that suggests that intangible things can be fully explained by physical realities. The following are illustrative examples of materialism.

Materialism, in philosophy, the view that all facts are causally dependent upon physical processes, or even reducible to them. The word materialism has been used in modern times to refer to mechanical materialism, the theory that the world consists entirely of material objects.

This inclusive approach to philosophical materialism offers a new light to illuminate a critical history of the concept of matter and materialism from Ancient Greece to the present that is also attentive to scientific developments.

MATERIALISM FOR many people means two things: firstly, an obsession with material things (possessions, conspicuous wealth and consumption), and secondly, a rejection of theism (a belief in God...

Materialism is a philosophical stance asserting that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and all things, including mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions. But what does this mean in simple terms?