Talk:Hylozoism

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[edit] Origin of the term

Deduced from 1) Random House Webster's Dictionary, which indicates date of first use between 1670-1680. 2) This article cites Henry More and Ralph Cudworth as active during this time, and 3) Cudworth's work The True Intellectual System of the Universe which discusses hylozoism, was published in 1678. Q.E.D.. --Blainster 00:25, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

It works for me, although the OED would be better than a deduction. :-) I will see if I can get near a print OED to be sure. Geogre 10:40, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Blainster is entirely correct. As an OED beats a QED, here is what that venerable organ says about first usage in English: "'The theory that matter is endowed with life, or that life is merely a property of matter.' First use: Ralph Cudworth, The true intellectual system of the universe (1678). I. iii. ยง1. 105: "Hylozoism...makes all Body, as such, and therefore every smallest Atom of it, to have Life Essentially belonging to it." So, in fact, first English usage was Cudworth and in 1678. Bingo. Geogre 04:13, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spinoza

The view of Spinoza is not correct. He held the materialist kind of hylozoism,, but did sometimes use words from the panpsychism view. (He was exciled for this materialist kind of hylozoism) JaapBO

  • Hmm. See, to me it's very back and forth in Spinoza. His is the most fluid of those covered. However, if you have a clear way of explaining it, why not write it up here on the talk page, and we can discuss and include it? Geogre 14:06, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling error?

There might be an error where it says "mechanicistic view of the world."Gnarlodious 03:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)