materialism
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Lamarck’s science was indeed revolutionary for its time, emphasizing nonreligious materialism and imagining a version of evolutionary change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"It's been crowded like this for the last couple of states," he told those in attendance, urging listeners to avoid "chasing materialism" and to abandon thoughts of greed, anger and hatred.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
The older anti-vice crowd and the newer social justice crowd talk of greed, materialism, addictive behaviors, caring for the poor and vulnerable—“Those can be compelling arguments,” Williams said.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
"All our basic needs are taken care of. It is clean and peaceful – the children can play basketball or go swimming after school. We don't need shopping malls or all that materialism."
From BBC • May 20, 2025
He knew he was flirting with materialism, the philosophical doctrine that says that there are no spiritual or divine forces in nature, only matter.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing materialism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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Chapter 28: The Cold War Era
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