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Definition of Biologism
1. Noun. Use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior.
Definition of Biologism
1. Noun. The use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior. ¹
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Definition of Biologism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Biologism
Literary usage of Biologism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The System of Animate Nature: The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the by John Arthur Thomson (1920)
"It is erroneous, on the other hand, and a fallacious biologism to think that
human evolution can be scientifically handled without a recognition of Man as a ..."
2. Collected papers on analytical psychology by Carl Gustav Jung, Constance Ellen Long (1917)
"But Freud and Adler content themselves with the result of mere reduction, according
to their scientific biologism and naturalism. But here a very important ..."
3. The Control of Life by John Arthur Thomson (1921)
"Materialism and biologism.—The particular classification of the outer world which
any one adopts does not perhaps matter much—different schemes appeal to ..."
4. The Legitimacy of International Organizations by Jean-Marc Coicaud (2001)
"To reject Aristotelian biologism and yet to believe in the naturalness of society
requires an heroic effort of social metaphysics, an effort which we ..."
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