singularity. The Hylozoist is one of the Culture ships mentioned in Iain M. Banks's novel Surface Detail – appropriately, this ship is a member of the branch of Contact dealing with smart matter outbreaks. MMORPGs The monster "Hylozoist" (sometimes spelled "Heirozoist") in the MMORPG Ragnarok Online is a plush rabbit doll with its mouth sewn shut, possessed by the spirit of a child. Although hylozoism has nothing to do with possession, it is clear that the name was derived from this ancient philosophy. Music The Hylozoists are a Canadian band. Sonic Youth references hylozoism in the second verse of the fourth track on the Sister LP See also Biocentric universe Biological naturalism Clinamen Daoism Hyle Hylomorphism Hylopathism Nondualism Organicism Panpsychism Pantheism Pathetic fallacy Vitalism References External links Metaphysical theories Natural philosophy Vitalism