1. A philosophy that holds that
everything that exists is made of matter. (see also metaphysical naturalism)
2. The
belief that material wealth is the greatest good. (see also
objectivism)
1. "It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the
world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into
trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously." --H.L. Mencken
2. "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from
living freely and nobly." --Thoreau