- epiphenomenalism
- noun Date: 1899 a doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain processes
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Epiphenomenalism — In philosophy of mind, epiphenomenalism, also known as Type E Dualism is a view according to which some or all mental states are mere epiphenomena (side effects or by products) of physical states of the world. Thus, epiphenomenalism denies that… … Wikipedia
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epiphenomenalism — noun a) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world. The textbook account of epiphenomenalism… … Wiktionary
epiphenomenalism — epiphenomenalist, n. /ep euh feuh nom euh nl iz euhm/, n. the doctrine that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes, and that it has no power to affect these processes. [1895 1900; EPI + PHENOMENALISM] * * * … Universalium
EPIPHENOMENALISM — the theory that PHYSICAL PHENOMENA are entirely responsible for our mental states and actions so that thoughts in the brain are entirely determined by physical and not mental causes. The theory undermines TRADITIONAL religious teachings about… … Concise dictionary of Religion
epiphenomenalism — doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity Philosophical Isms … Phrontistery dictionary
epiphenomenalism — n. theory that consciousness is a secondary creation of physiological processes … English contemporary dictionary
Epiphenomenalism — the view in philosophy of mind according to which physical events have mental effects, but mental events have no effects of any kind. In other words, the causal relations go only one way, from physical to mental. In recent times it is usually… … Mini philosophy glossary
epiphenomenalism — epi·phenomenalism … English syllables
