allism
/ˈælɪzm̩/
allism is the alternative form of Allism.
Noun (1)
allism (uncountable)
- A neurological condition characterised by the lack of autistic symptoms.
Noun (2) capitalized: Allism
Allism (uncountable)
- A belief in the existence of all possible entities including past and future things or unactualised possibilities.
- Allism is the position of those who think that all these entities actually exist, and moreover, everything we can speak meaningfully about in some sense exists.2011, Angelica Nuzzo, Hegel and the Analytic Tradition, →ISBN
- Allism is noneism with a twist. Fore whereas the noneist holds that some objects have no kind of being at all, the allist holds that every object has being.2012 June 1, Richard Woodward, “Towards Being”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Noun (3) capitalized: Allism
Allism (uncountable)
- The rejection of creationism in all its forms (including intelligent design) and the assertion that evolution alone is responsible for the diversity of all living creatures.
- Let us call it Allism – since it is essentially the thesis that natural selection does it all.2009, Louis Caruana, Darwin and Catholicism, →ISBN, page 12
- Allism is inconsistent with theism, and, therefore, anyone who professes ignorance as to whether Allism is true should profess ignorance as to whether God exists.2009, Melville Y. Stewart, Science and Religion in Dialogue, →ISBN, page 823
Forms of allism
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Origin of allism
From allo- + -ism, coined by Andrew Main (Zefram) in 2003, in contradistinction to autism, where 'auto-' refers to a self-integrated neurology and 'allo-' refers to an other-integrated neurology.
From all + -ism, coined by David Lewis in his 1989 paper "Noneism or Allism?".
From all + -ism, coined by Peter van Inwagen in 2009.
Words formed from allism
Questions about allism
- What does allism mean?
- Allism means a neurological condition characterised by the lack of autistic symptoms.
- What is allism the alternative form of?
- Allism is the alternative form of Allism.
- What part of speech is allism?
- Allism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce allism?
- Allism is pronounced /ˈælɪzm̩/ (US).
Words near allism in the dictionary
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