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Neo-marxism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Loose term for various 20th-century approaches that amend or extend Marxism and Marxist theory, usually by incorporating elements from other intellectual traditions (such as critical theory).

Dialectical materialism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Considered to be the philosophical basis of Marxism, it states that ideas and arguments can only exist as matter and that the subconscious protohuman does not exist.

Materialism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The philosophical view that the only thing that can truly be said to 'exist' is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of 'material' and all phenomena are the result of material ...

Christian materialism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The philosophical view that the only thing that can truly be said to 'exist' is matter due to the teachings of Christ.

Singularitarianism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological singularity - the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence - is possible, advocating deliberate action to effect and ...

Another name for Situation Ethics, which is a Christian ethical theory that was principally developed in the 1960s by the Episcopal priest Joseph Fletcher. It basically states that sometimes other ...

Hereditarianism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The philosophy developed by Francis Galton and expressed in his book 'Hereditary Genius' in 1869 that people inherit mental characteristics from their parents such as personality and intelligence. a ...