Words in this exercise:
Word | Meaning |
Abstraction | the quality of dealing with ideas |
Creationism | the belief that God created the universe |
Determinism | the belief that all events are determined by previous events |
Dialectic | the art of discussing the truth of opinions |
Existentialism |
philosophical inquiry about human existence
|
Formalism | excessive adherence to prescribed forms |
Materialism | the belief that nothing exists except matter |
Monism | the belief that only one god exists |
Mysticism | belief in the occult |
Nihilism
|
the belief that nothing is real |
Positivism | belief that knowledge is true or positive |
Solipsism | the quality of being self-centred |