noun
- Plural of immanentism; philosophical doctrines or systems that emphasize immanence, the idea that a principle or force is inherent within and inseparable from the material world or experience rather than transcendent.
Usage: philosophy; formal; academic
Examples
- Various immanentisms in modern philosophy reject the notion of a transcendent deity.
- The debate between transcendentalism and immanentisms has shaped Western thought for centuries.
- Spinoza's work is often cited as a foundational text for understanding immanentisms.
- Contemporary immanentisms emphasize the interconnectedness of mind and matter within a single substance.