energism
[ en-er-jiz-uhm ]
nounEthics.
the theory that self-realization is the highest good.
Origin of energism
1Other words from energism
- en·er·gist, noun, adjective
- en·er·gis·tic, adjective
Words Nearby energism
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How to use energism in a sentence
We need neither to cast aside the mechanical view of the world nor to accept energism; neither of them is required.
Criminal Psychology | Hans GrossRealism is not identical with materialism, and may even be definitely connected with the very opposite, dynamism or energism.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelOn the other hand, pure dynamism, now often called energism (and often spiritualism), is just as one-sided as pure materialism.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelThe first is scientific materialism, or, as some of its advocates prefer to call it, energism.
History of Modern Philosophy | Alfred William BennHowever, he is wrong when he supposes that his energism is an entirely new system.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst Haeckel
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