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A field that studies physicalism—the view that everything that exists is physical or supervenes on the physical—as a social phenomenon. It examines how physicalism became dominant in academic philosophy and science, how it is taught and transmitted, and how it shapes research priorities and funding. It also studies the social correlates of physicalist belief (e.g., profession, disciplinary training), and how physicalist communities respond to challenges from dualists, idealists, or panpsychists. The social sciences of physicalism treat physicalism not as a proven truth but as a historically situated framework with its own social life.
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