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WHAT IS MATERIALISM?

States that matter is the only reality and that everything in


the world, including thought, will, and feeling, can be
explained only in terms of matter
All the thing which have existence are materials to which
we can physically see or touch.
the belief that all that exists is the physical there are no
higher realities;
no psychic or spiritual truths independent of the physical
world
gave people a whole new outlook and pleasure in life.
WHAT IS MATERIALISM?
Materialism is the mindset of some
people to rely on their material
possessions, money, physical comfort
and alike. This is the tendency to
disregard any spiritual values and praise
the physical things they possess or wish
to own.
MATERIALISM
Metaphysical view that there is only one substance in
the universe and that substance is physical or material
All things are composed of material and all phenomena
[including consciousness] are the result of material
interactions
In other words, matter is the only substance
Opposite of idealism

PHILOSOPHY
If you believe you
can fly, you can fly

You can only fly if
theres a material thing
that will allow you to
do so
You can hear the
phone ring because
you imagine it
ringing
You can hear it ring
because there is a
phone ringing
MATERIALISM
Dominating sense of desire to pursue
wealth and other tangible things that can
provide physical comforts
In short, the urge to live an extravagant life


SOCIETY
MATERIALISM
Mindset whereby one has an excessive desire
to acquire material goods.
Material goods refer to the expensive goods that
people buy just for pleasure and trend.
ECONOMIC
TYPES OF MATERIALISM
Dialectical Materialism
concepts and ideas are the result of material
condition. Every economic order grows to a state of
maximum efficiency, while at the same time
developing internal contradictions or weaknesses that
contribute to its decay.
EXAMPLE: Feudalism
Feudalism was once the trending mode of
production in many parts of the world, where
landlords rule over the agricultural technologies
and the peasants. As time goes by, technologies
developed further beyond the scope of agriculture,
and there came a rise of conflict between the
peasants and the landlords. The conflict and
revolution brings us a new era of capitalism
TYPES OF MATERIALISM
Mechanical Materialism
The philosophy that the only thing that exists in the
world is matter. A mechanical materialist would not
believe in the mind and feelings they simply believe
that physical is all that there is.
EXAMPLE: Winged Elephant
An winged elephant is an example of what
mechanical materialism rejects, relying
solely on the individual perspectives by
which the thought is based upon - the
elephant and the eagle, for instance, as
the mere existing matter.

TYPES OF MATERIALISM
Christian Materialism
is the combination of Christian theology with the ideas
of materialism, which places a high value on material
things
EXAMPLE: 4
th
cause form Summa Theologiae
One example of Christian materialism is the
fourth cause from the Summa Theologiae of
St. Thomas Aquinas, known as the Final
Cause. It is portrayed in something that acts
for an end which it does not know and does
not choose. A orange, for instance, grows
into a huge orange tree and bears fruits of
the same kind without any supervision or
intervention from external factors. It stays
as a orange until the end, and does not
(and cannot) choose to bear an mango or
an apple as its fruit.

TYPES OF MATERIALISM
Scientistic Materialism
Is the belief that physical reality, as made available to
the natural sciences, is all that truly exists. Everything
is a product of physical processes.
EXAMPLE: Chair
Rainbow is present not
because a unicorn is present
but because of the combined
effects of dispersion,
refraction and angle of
elevation by which light
strikes water droplets
suspended in the air.
TYPES OF MATERIALISM
Cultural Materialism
scientific research strategy that prioritizes material,
behavioral and etic processes in the explanation of
the evolution of human socio-cultural systems.
EXAMPLE: Sacred Cow in India
EFFECTS OF
MATERIALISM
Acquisition of material goods (lust, envy, false comfort,
idolatry)
Self interests, (selfishness, no compassion, greed,
denies eternal soul and the Creator)
Accumulation, equivalent to success (no morals, no
sense of right or wrong, preoccupation to money,
jealousy, thievery)
Voiding all faith and spiritual deity (hopelessness,
unrepentant sin, despair, eternal death)
CASE ANALYSIS
On corruption, that man gets blinded by power and money
that they disregard the feelings of others, making rash
decisions and just thinking of their own wellbeing.
For the effects of media, media in all forms are shaping the
minds of people, controlling them and making them
prisoners in their own body, promoting material things that
are not that essential just to gain profit and create a false
image of what true happiness and beauty is.
For science, science seeks to explain things by the use of
physical means. Things that are perceivable through the
senses, that they sometimes disregard the religious sector
just to get the results they intend.
CASE ANALYSIS
Summing it all up; from the homily last sunday that 92% of the
population in the philippines is poor because of corruption. The
rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Because
of a high Ego, which leads to misunderstanding because
People just want to gain for themselves. Instead we should
practice agape, which is the act of giving oneself to others or
simply, unconditional love. Just like how Jesus did when he
came to earth to free us from all from sin and evil. Lastly we
must embody caritas, the love for humankind, being charitable.
So that we may achieve economic equality which is what pope
francis is promoting. Since economic inequality is the source of
evil. Ending the topic and quoting from the gospel reading:
romans 13:8 - the only thing you should owe to anyone is love
for one another, for to love the other person is to fulfill the law.
If we want to live in a happier, more
socially just and ecologically
sustainable world, we need to reduce
the power of materialism in our
personal lives and in society.
The more that people values
materialistic aspirations and goals, the
lower their happiness and life
satisfaction.

The message is for us to
live the "good" life, not
the "goods" life.

Sources
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/effects-of-materialism-
faq.htm#sthash.UPFcNaF4.dpuf
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_effects_of_materialism
http://www.climateaccess.org/campaign/center-new-american-dream-high-price-
materialism
http://kristofferchandra.blogspot.com/2013/01/materialism.html
http://northtexasdrifter.blogspot.com/2013/02/materialism-gimme-my-stuff.html
http://expeltheparasite.com/2013/09/25/jewish-materialism-must-be-purged/
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cultural-materialism.htm#sthash.Oo8018Iy.dpuf

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