Materialism

Materialism

Definition: A tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

Sample Sentences:

1. Thus dialectical materialism is seen to offer the only approach to reality which can give action a direction.
2. Her first book was on sade and materialism ( 2002 ); she is now working on materialism in the nineteenth century.
3. Consequently, the question of whether a theory change should be ontologically conservative or radical has no clear answer, contrary to eliminative materialism.

Usage:
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Paragraph:
     When I hear the word "materialism", I automatically think of how my dad refers to me. He says that I like a brand rather than the quality. Materialism is something that many people seem to have, and can be seen in both a positive and negative way, although mostly a negative way. In the buzzle article, they refer to materialism as a complex subject of society. The reason why they consider it a complex subject of society is because everybody wants to pursue nice things, wealth and the tangible things.