The philosophy of materialism is grounded in the belief that nothing exists except matter and its modifications. While different forms of materialism have emerged since in the origin of the idea in the sixth century BCE, the central tenet of materialism is that human intellect comes to know and understand the world of matter through experience and perception. In this way, materialism is in opposition to the philosophy of idealism. In the modern era, however, the term materialism is most often... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022. 2p.