Materialism

A view that explains reality through physical matter and observable processes. Hyde attacks Lanyon's ‘material views’ before demonstrating the transformation.

The view that reality can be explained through physical matter and material processes. Lanyon represents a comparatively conventional, material approach to medicine.

The view that reality can be explained through physical matter and processes rather than spiritual or supernatural forces.

A belief that reality can be explained through physical matter and processes. Lanyon represents a materialist approach to science that rejects Jekyll’s interest in what lies beyond ordinary physical explanation.

An approach that explains reality through physical matter and observable processes. In the novel, Lanyon represents a material approach to medicine rather than Jekyll’s investigation of the spirit.

The view that reality can be explained through matter and physical processes, rather than spiritual or supernatural causes.

An approach to knowledge based on the physical, observable world rather than spiritual or supernatural explanations.