1. a person who believes that everything that exists is physical or can be explained in terms of physical processes
Usage: philosophy

1. relating to or characterized by physicalism
Usage: philosophy

Examples

• The physicalist argued that consciousness is simply a product of brain activity.
• Many neuroscientists adopt a physicalist approach to studying the mind.
• The physicalist theory suggests that mental states are identical to brain states.
• She rejected the physicalist view that everything can be reduced to matter and energy.
• The debate between physicalist and dualist philosophers continues today.
• His physicalist worldview left no room for supernatural explanations.