substantialism

American  

[suhb-stan-shuh-liz-uhm] / səbˈstæn ʃəˌlɪz əm /

noun

Philosophy.

1. the doctrine that substantial noumena exist as a basis for phenomena.

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substantialism British  

/ səbˈstænʃəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. the doctrine that a substantial reality underlies phenomena

2. the doctrine that matter is a real substance

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Other Word Forms

• substantialist noun

Etymology

Origin of substantialism

First recorded in 1880–85; substantial + -ism

Example Sentences

We know that it is in this manner that Berkeley conquered corporeal substantialism and taught phenomenism; while Hume, more radical than he, went so far as to question the substantialism of mind.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

Thus we are neither adherents of phenomenism, nor of substantialism.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

In general, phenomenism is opposed to substantialism, and it is supposed that those who do not accept the former doctrine must accept the latter, while, on the contrary, those who reject substantialism must be phenomenists.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred