panlogism

[ pan-luh-jiz-uhm ]

noun

, Philosophy.

1. the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.

Other Words From

• pan·log·i·cal [pan-, loj, -i-k, uh, l], panlo·gistic panlo·gisti·cal adjective
• panlo·gist adjective noun
• panlo·gisti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of panlogism¹

From the German word Panlogismus, dating back to 1870–75. See pan-, logos, -ism

Example Sentences

To appreciate the significance of the doctrines of Heraclitus, it must be borne in mind that to Greek philosophy the sharp distinction between subject and object which pervades modern thought was foreign, a consideration which suggests the conclusion that, while it is a great mistake to reckon Heraclitus with the materialistic cosmologists of the Ionic schools, it is, on the other hand, going too far to treat his theory, with Hegel and Lassalle, as one of pure Panlogism.

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Panlogism, pan′lō-jizm, n. the theory that the universe is an outward manifestation of the Logos.

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Pessimism, other-worldliness, mysticism, panlogism and aesthetic idealism, 243.

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In panlogism, then, we find metaphysical idealism already compelled in behalf of its cardinal principle to deny the moral consciousness.

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