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