epiphenomenalism

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ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ism

E0180700 (ĕp′ə-fĭ-nŏm′ə-nə-lĭz′əm) n. Philosophy The doctrine holding that all mental activity, including conscious experience, are simply epiphenomena of the neural processes of the brain.

epiphenomenalism

(ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm) n (Philosophy) the dualistic doctrine that consciousness is merely a by-product of physiological processes and has no power to affect them. Compare interactionism, parallelism ˌepipheˈnomenalist n, adj

ep•i•phe•nom•e•nal•ism

(ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm ə nlˌɪz əm)

n. the theory that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes of the brain without the power to affect these processes. [1895–1900] ep`i•phe•nom′e•nal•ist, n.

epiphenomenalism

the doctrine that consciousness is a mere accessory and accompaniment of physiological processes and is powerless to affect these processes. — epiphenomenalist, n. — epiphenomenal, adj.See also: Philosophy

单词	epiphenomenalism
释义	epiphenomenalism enUK ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ism E0180700 (ĕp′ə-fĭ-nŏm′ə-nə-lĭz′əm) n. Philosophy The doctrine holding that all mental activity, including conscious experience, are simply epiphenomena of the neural processes of the brain. epiphenomenalism (ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm) n (Philosophy) the dualistic doctrine that consciousness is merely a by-product of physiological processes and has no power to affect them. Compare interactionism, parallelism ˌepipheˈnomenalist n, adj ep•i•phe•nom•e•nal•ism (ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm ə nlˌɪz əm) n. the theory that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes of the brain without the power to affect these processes. [1895–1900] ep`i•phe•nom′e•nal•ist, n. epiphenomenalism the doctrine that consciousness is a mere accessory and accompaniment of physiological processes and is powerless to affect these processes. — epiphenomenalist, n. — epiphenomenal, adj.See also: Philosophy epiphenomenalism enUK epiphenomenalism The belief that mental events are solely a consequence of physical events, specifically neural activity, and never the causes of them. Once considered heretical, the view is now widely held by scientists.
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