What is Physicalism?
'''Physicalism''' is the view that everything in the [[universe]] is made out of [[Physics|physical matter]]. Physicalism does not believe in gods, spirits, or other things that are not made of physical material. A person who believes in physicalism is a physicalist. [[Materialism]] and physicalism are very similar concepts, because physicalism was a response to materialism. Physicalism is against [[idealism]], which states that everything comes from mental processes.<ref>{{Citation|last=Stoljar|first=Daniel|title=Physicalism|date=2024|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physicalism/|work=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|editor-last=Zalta|editor-first=Edward N.|edition=Spring 2024|publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University|access-date=2025-03-13|editor2-last=Nodelman|editor2-first=Uri}}</ref> {{stub}} {{Metaphysics}} [[Category:Epistemology]] [[Category:Philosophical movements and positions]]