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nounsomeone who thinks that nothing exists but physical mattertype of:
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nounsomeone with great regard for material possessionstype of:
Definition that contains materialist
- hobbes English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
- materialistically in a materialistic manner
- dialectical materialism the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
- ernst heinrich haeckel German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)
- sensualize represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture
- carnalize represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture
- thomas hobbes English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
- haeckel German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)