animalism
Pure instinct dominance
Animalism emphasizes the physical, instinctual nature of humans—the appetites and behaviors we share with other animals.
The term usually carries disapproval, suggesting someone has abandoned higher faculties for base urges: The party descended into pure animalism.
In philosophy, animalism is the view that humans are essentially biological organisms rather than minds or souls inhabiting bodies.
Pursuit of gratification
- carnalityPursuit of bodily pleasures
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
appetite · lust · gluttony · debauchery · licentiousness · excess · base · brutish
Innate behavioral tendency
- impulseSudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
- driveOperate a vehicle
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
intuition · territorial · predatory · mating · hunting · foraging · aggression · dominance
Study of animal conduct
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
training · obedience · reinforcement · cognition · communication · playfulness · grooming · nesting
First in origin
- tribalOf a clan
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
neolithic · paleolithic · stone-age · ancestral · totemic · shamanic · ritualistic · feral
Fitting to new conditions
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- preyAnimal being hunted
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
territory · shelter · nourishment · reproduction · metabolism · ecosystem · symbiosis · competition
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- physicalismAll is matter
- sensualismPhilosophy elevating physical pleasure
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
dualism · metaphysics · reductionism · determinism · mechanism · vitalism · consciousness · embodiment
hedonism
Pursuit of gratification
- carnalityPursuit of bodily pleasures
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- indulgenceYielding to desire
gratification · appetite · lust · gluttony · debauchery · licentiousness · excess · base · brutish · savage
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
reflex · intuition · territorial · predatory · mating · hunting · foraging · aggression · dominance · submission
ethology
Study of animal conduct
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
domestication · training · obedience · reinforcement · cognition · communication · playfulness · grooming · nesting · migration
primal
First in origin
- tribalOf a clan
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
hunter-gatherer · neolithic · paleolithic · stone-age · ancestral · totemic · shamanic · ritualistic · feral · wild
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
camouflage · territory · shelter · nourishment · reproduction · metabolism · ecosystem · symbiosis · competition · fitness
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- physicalismAll is matter
- sensualismPhilosophy elevating physical pleasure
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
monism · dualism · metaphysics · reductionism · determinism · mechanism · vitalism · consciousness · embodiment · mind-body
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
organism · physiology · anatomy · genetics · evolution · taxonomy · zoology · fauna · wildlife · beast
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
animalismspirituality
Connection to the sacred
intellectuality · high-mindedness · rationality · humanity · divinity
animalismnobility
Titled ruling class
magnanimity · compassion · benevolence · kindheartedness · kindness
animalismasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
abstinence · self-denial · austerity · temperance · continence