monistically
- adverb
- /məˈnɪstɪkli/
- Specialized
- The philosopher argued that we should view the universe monistically to understand its underlying unity.
Examples
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He insists that monism requires not just passive understanding of the relevant ideas but active participation in creating and experiencing them, and he indicates how one can think monistically and thus learn to counteract passivity.
Academic text (1991) -
Thus, the material forms of production, as much as the collectivization of society, created a monism of things that organized the material forms of consumption in its own image, monistically.
Academic text (1997) -
In her lecture, she explained how the various disciplines can be approached monistically to reveal their interconnectedness.
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The artist created his work monistically, blending different styles to express a singular vision.
Synonyms
In a way that treats something as a single unit
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word monistically comes from the root mono- and monos, which mean 'one' and appear in words like monarch meaning 'one ruler' and monopoly meaning 'one seller'. So to think monistically is to see everything as 'one', which explains why it means treating all things as a single whole.
