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  1. Hylopathism

    Hylopathism, in philosophy, is the belief that some or all matter is sentient or that properties of matter in general give rise to subjective experience. It is opposed to the assertion that consciousness results exclusively from properties of specific types of matter, e.g. brain tissue.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hylopathismnoun

    the doctrine that matter is sentient

  2. Etymology: [Gr. matter + , , to suffer.]

Wikidata

  1. Hylopathism

    Hylopathism, in philosophy, is the belief that some or all matter is sentient or that properties of matter in general give rise to subjective experience. It is opposed to the assertion that consciousness results exclusively from properties of specific types of matter, e.g. brain tissue.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hylopathism

    hī-lop′a-thizm, n. the doctrine that matter is sentient.—n. Hylop′athist, one who maintains this. [Gr. hylē, matter, pathos, suffering.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hylopathism in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hylopathism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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    George Frank
    Yet another word for bullshit.
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