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cosmism

cosmism noun: a philosophical and cultural movement in Russia in the early 20th century, combining elements of religion and ethics with a history of the origin, evolution and future of the cosmos and humankind.

Noun

cosmism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A philosophical and cultural movement in Russia in the early 20th century, combining elements of religion and ethics with a history of the origin, evolution and future of the cosmos and humankind.
  2. A moral philosophy according to which artificial intelligence should play a key role in the future of humanity, based on the writings of Hugo de Garis (born 1947).
  3. The notion of the cosmos as a self-existing whole.

Questions about cosmism

What does cosmism mean?
Cosmism means a philosophical and cultural movement in Russia in the early 20th century, combining elements of religion and ethics with a history of the origin, evolution and future of the cosmos and humankind.
What part of speech is cosmism?
Cosmism is a noun.

Words near cosmism in the dictionary

  1. cosmid
  2. cosmids
  3. Cosmin
  4. cosmine
  5. Cosminele
  6. cosmism
  7. cosmist
  8. cosmists
  9. cosmo
  10. cosmo-
  11. cosmobiological

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