Hylozoism
Hylozoism is a presocratic philosophical doctrine which claims that all matter is alive or possesses a vital principle. Early Greek philosophers such as Thales, Anaximenes, and Heraclitus believed that nature was not inert but active and dynamic. For them, matter and life were inseparable.
This view differed significantly from animism, which explained natural phenomena through external spirits, and from materialism, which regarded matter as lifeless and governed only by physical laws. Hylozoism represents an important transition from mythological explanations of the world to rational and philosophical inquiry, laying early foundations for Western thought.
1️⃣ Multiple Choice
1. What is the central idea of hylozoism?
2. Which philosophers are associated with hylozoism?
2️⃣ True / False
3. Hylozoism separates matter from life.
4. Animism and hylozoism are the same.
5. Hylozoism helped move philosophy away from myth.
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