yuán
lùn

technical

Meaning of 一元论

一元论 means monism; philosophical doctrine that the world has only one ultimate substance or principle. Pronounced yī yuán lùn.

  • monism; philosophical doctrine that the world has only one ultimate substance or principle

Definitions & Examples

yuán
lùn
duō
yuán
lùn
shì
zhé
xué
zhōng
duì
de
liǎng
pài
 

Monism and pluralism are two opposing schools in philosophy.

Wéi
zhǔ
yuán
lùn
rèn
wéi
zhì
shì
shì
jiè
de
wéi
běn
yuán
 

Materialist monism holds that matter is the sole origin of the world.

Wéi
xīn
zhǔ
yuán
lùn
zhǔ
zhāng
jīng
shén
huò
shí
shì
xìng
de
 

Idealist monism, on the other hand, asserts that spirit or consciousness is primary.