noun
mechanistic materialism
A philosophical term referring to the view that all phenomena can be explained by mechanical laws and material interactions, often contrasted with dialectical materialism.
機械的唯物論は、18世紀のフランス唯物論に代表される。
Mechanistic materialism is typified by 18th-century French materialism.
Compound of 機械的 (mechanistic) + 唯物論 (materialism). The term is a direct translation of the Western philosophical concept.