pantheism; philosophical doctrine
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pantheism (doctrine that God is identical with the universe/nature, not separate from it)
Historically, some philosophers used pantheism to express a materialist view of nature. Later developments saw it evolve into an idealist philosophy attempting to reconcile science and religion, positing that the world exists within God. Distinguished from theism (belief in a transcendent God) and deism (belief in a non-intervening creator).
Sī斯
bīn宾
nuò诺
shā莎
shì是
fàn泛
shén神
lùn论
zhé哲
xué学
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
dài代
biǎo表
rén人
wù物
。
Spinoza is the main representative figure of pantheist philosophy.
Fàn泛
shén神
lùn论
rèn认
wéi为
shén神
jí即
zì自
rán然
，
bù不
cún存
zài在
yú于
yǔ宇
zhòu宙
zhī之
wài外
。
Pantheism holds that God is nature and does not exist outside the universe.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
zhé哲
xué学
jiā家
céng曾
jiè借
yòng用
fàn泛
shén神
lùn论
de的
xíng形
shì式
lái来
biǎo表
dá达
wéi唯
wù物
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
guān观
diǎn点
。
Some philosophers once used the form of pantheism to express materialist viewpoints.