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What does quietism mean?

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Noun
  1. A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
  2. A state of passive quietness.
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Whatever his technical limitations, however, Vrel's interiors are memorable intimist images of domestic quietism.
As a result, the next generation was to tend towards political quietism and, worst of all, a crass materialism.
Moreover, there is reason to wonder how long their present quietism will last.
The idea came from Buddhism rather than Confucianism, but for Confucians it implied no other-worldly quietism.
Nietzsche began as a disciple of Schopenhauer, but later rejected his pessimism and quietism.
The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen.

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