monista
1. A person who believes in or advocates monism, the philosophical view that reality is fundamentally one substance or principle
The monist argues that all existence can be reduced to a single underlying reality.
O monista argumenta que toda a existência pode ser reduzida a uma única realidade subjacente.
2. In metaphysics, someone who holds that there is only one kind of substance or that all things are aspects of one unified whole
As a monist, she rejected the dualist view of mind and body.
Como monista, ela rejeitou a visão dualista da mente e do corpo.
The term 'monist' is primarily used in academic and philosophical contexts in both Brazil and the United States. It represents a sophisticated philosophical position that has roots in both Western philosophy (Spinoza, Hegel) and Eastern philosophy (Advaita Vedanta, Taoism). In Brazilian Portuguese universities, 'monista' is used alongside its English counterpart in philosophy courses and academic papers.
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