Hylozoism - Bukkatsuron (English spelling)

Japanese: 物活論 - ぶっかつろん(英語表記)hylozoism 英語
Hylozoism - Bukkatsuron (English spelling)

The theory that matter has life within itself and moves. The original word hylozoism is a compound word of the Greek words hlē, meaning matter, and zōē, meaning life, and means the doctrine of vitalism of matter. Early philosophers who lived before the active principle (cause) of mind or soul was distinguished from the passive principle (material cause) of matter are called vitalists. For example, Thales said that magnets attract iron because it has a soul, and that "all things are full of gods."

[Nobuaki Kato]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

物質がそれ自体のうちに生命を備えていて生動するという説。原語のヒュロツォイスムhylozoismは、ギリシア語の質料を意味するヒューレーhlēと生命を意味するゾーエーzōēの合成語で、質料生動論の意味。能動的な原理(始動因)である精神や霊魂が、受動的な原理(質料因)である物質から区別される以前の、初期の哲学者が物活論者といわれる。たとえば、タレスが、磁石が鉄を引き付けるのは魂をもっているからだとし、「万物は神々に満ちている」といったのはその一例である。

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