Allism
Meanings
noun
- A belief in the existence of all possible entities including past and future things or unactualised possibilities.
noun
- The rejection of creationism in all its forms (including intelligent design) and the assertion that evolution alone is responsible for the diversity of all living creatures.
noun
- Alternative form of Allism.
noun
- A neurological condition characterised by the lack of autistic symptoms.
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Etymology
From all + -ism, coined by David Lewis in his 1989 paper "Noneism or Allism?".
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