MECHANICALISM Antonyms

• the ability to create

• any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy

• active strength of body or mind

• the activeness of an energetic personality

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• immunity from an obligation or duty

• the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

• the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

• the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

• the quality of being individual

• a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

• the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

• (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes

• the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint

• (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry