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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine of a God who is anthropomorphic in the vaguely magnified sense of being personal and spiritual, but not necessarily in the sense of having a human body: a term proposed by the Duke of Argyll, somewhat unnecessarily, since none but the most primitive men believe in any other anthropomorphism than this.
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With reference to this point, I should say, that, whether or not the order of Nature is due to a disposing Mind, the hypothesis of mental agency in Nature -- or, as the Duke of Argyll terms it, the hypothesis of 'anthropopsychism' -- must necessarily have been the earliest hypothesis.
Thoughts on Religion George John Romanes 1871
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As well might we conclude that a match is a living organism, because this is to the mind of a savage the most obvious explanation of its movements, as conclude on precisely similar grounds that our belief in teleology derives any real support from any of the more primitive phases of anthropopsychism.
Thoughts on Religion George John Romanes 1871
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I shall, therefore, only allude to the history of anthropopsychism in so far as I may find it necessary to do so for the sake of elucidating my argument.
Thoughts on Religion George John Romanes 1871
jmjarmstrong commented on the word anthropopsychism
JM is confused about every aspect of anthropopsychism as it just doesn't seem natural.
December 17, 2010
jmjarmstrong commented on the word anthropopsychism
JM reckons those who deny anthropopsychism are just lost souls.
April 6, 2011