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epiphenomenal, a.|ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəl|
[f. epiphenomenon + -al.]
Of the nature of an epiphenomenon; relating to epiphenomena.
1899J. Ward Naturalism & Agnosticism II. xiv. 100 From the standpoint of naturalism a world described in such terms is epiphenomenal. 1924Glasgow Herald 29 Aug. 10 He maintained that mind was not epiphenomenal. 1929C. S. Myers Psychol. Conceptions 22 The old view expressed by Spencer..was that consciousness has arisen as an ‘epiphenomenal’ product of living matter when physiological processes became too complex to work automatically. 1943A. M. Farrer Finite & Infinite ix. 99 ‘Beauty’ has been regarded as a quality epiphenomenal upon sense-data. 1957G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 3 To the geologist the dam therefore is an epiphenomenal afterthought, while to the limnologist it makes all the difference in the world. |