panlogism

[ pan-luh-jiz-uhm ]

/ ˈpæn ləˌdʒɪz əm /

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noun Philosophy.

the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.

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Origin of panlogism

From the German word Panlogismus, dating back to 1870–75. See pan-, logos, -ism

pan·log·i·cal

[pan-loj-i-kuhl], /pænˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, pan·lo·gis·tic, pan·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjectivepan·lo·gist, adjective, nounpan·lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Von Hartmann thus combines “pantheism” with “panlogism” in a manner adumbrated by Schelling in his “positive philosophy.”
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