Where the world appears to be multivarious, monism would assert that the varieties are not fundamentally real, but only apparently so, being simply various forms, or appearances of the one basic principle. In this regards, monism is to be distinguished from pluralism which holds that there are in fact (in reality) a multitude of different substances or kinds. | Where the world appears to be multivarious, monism would assert that the varieties are not fundamentally real, but only apparently so, being simply various forms, or appearances of the one basic principle. In this regards, monism is to be distinguished from pluralism which holds that there are in fact (in reality) a multitude of different substances or kinds. |