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naturalism

belief that only natural laws, entities and forces operate in the universe
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Summary

naturalism is a philosophical movement[1]. naturalism draws 3,739 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical movement category, ranking #17 of 81).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: world view[3]
  • Commons category: Naturalism (philosophy)[4]
  • Opposite of: supernaturalism[5], illuminationism[6], obscurantism[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Naturalism (philosophy)[8]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9]
  • Partially coincident with: physicalism[10], materialism[11]
  • Different from: naturalism[12], natural history[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

Why It Matters

naturalism has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] naturalism is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Alfred Russel Wallace David Hume Henry David Thoreau natural history

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0258053-naturalismus-filozofie
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  3. 19w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Q408891
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  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → philosophical movement, world view
    Topic's main category → Category:Naturalism (philosophy)
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