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naturalism
naturalism Naturalism is the view that the world and human experience, including mind and morals, should be explained through nature and methods like those of the sciences rather than by spiritual, supernatural, or transcendental causes.
Naturalism is the view that the world and human experience, including mind and morals, should be explained through nature and methods like those of the sciences rather than by spiritual, supernatural, or transcendental causes. In older usage it can also mean a position close to positivism or even materialism, though the source notes a broader use that includes mental and moral life within nature.