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dynamism

dynamism

1 9.1
The idea that the world is moved by inner forces, not by matter
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪnəˌmɪzəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dinamismo
  • The active self-transcendence of creatures propelled by the power of God's immanence in the world accounts for the dynamism of evolution.
  • structural dynamism
  • divine dynamism
  • dynamism of African

The dichotomy she illustrated between stasis and dynamism.

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Examples

  • The theory of dynamism suggests that the universe is shaped by forces of energy rather than merely by physical substances.

  • According to some thinkers, dynamism plays a crucial role in understanding the complex interactions in the universe.

  • That's a way of creating dynamism in a large parent company, right?

  • It has a dynamism of parts that is strictly with reference to its own existence.

  • The dynamism here pointed towards diffuse global illumination.

  • The progressives maintain that 'sometimes the inner logic or dynamism of a document carried it beyond its original delimitations.'

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  • And in doing so, Hegel thinks that there's a lack of movement, a lack of dynamism that's occurring here.

  • Periods of affective struggle and ease accompany the conscious dynamism of transforming grace as issues are addressed and resolved.

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  • Equally important, reading Kennedy as democratically reversible should assuage originalists' concerns regarding antidemocratic constitutional dynamism.

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  • Many philosophers argue that dynamism is an inherent aspect of nature that drives continuous change and development.

Synonyms

energetic monism
vsdynamism
  • Formal
9.9

A view that everything is made of energy and all change is energy changing form

is broader, covering different theories that explain the universe by immanent force or energy
energetism
vsdynamism
  • Archaic
9.9

A view that all things are forms of energy

also allows immanent forces as explanations, not only energy alone

Surface Forms

dynamism singular
dynamisms plural

Morphology

dynamism = dynamic (semi-transparent) = dynam + ism

Formally 'dynamic' + '-ism' indicates a doctrine related to force or energy, but the specialized philosophical/cosmological sense is more technical and may not be obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Dynamism comes from the Greek dynamis meaning 'power', and in philosophy it names ideas that see the universe as the result of forces or energy rather than only matter. So this kind of dynamism says that 'power' and movement are the basic things behind reality.