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ultimism

ultimism noun: the quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.

Noun

ultimism (uncountable)

  1. The quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.
    • Schellenberg's thinking on religion begins with what he calls “ultimism.” “Ultimism,” for him, is the claim that: There is a metaphysically and axiologically ultimate reality (one representing both the deepest fact about the nature of things and the greatest possible value), in relation to which an...2017, Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Religious Genius: Appreciating Inspiring Individuals Across Traditions

Origin of ultimism

Introduced by Canadian philosopher J. L. Schellenberg.

Questions about ultimism

What does ultimism mean?
Ultimism means the quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.
What part of speech is ultimism?
Ultimism is a noun.

Words near ultimism in the dictionary

  1. ultimatum
  2. ultimatum game
  3. ultimatum games
  4. ultimatums
  5. ultime
  6. ultimism
  7. ultimities
  8. ultimity
  9. ultimo
  10. ultimobranchial
  11. ultimogenitary

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