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EPIPHENOMENALISM

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ep⋅i⋅phe⋅nom⋅e⋅nal⋅ism

  [ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nl-iz-uhm]
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–noun
the doctrine that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes, and that it has no power to affect these processes.
Origin:
1895–1900; epi- + phenomenalism

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅phe⋅nom⋅e⋅nal⋅ist, noun
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ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ism   (ěp'ə-fĭ-nŏm'ə-nə-lĭz'əm)   
n.   Philosophy
The doctrine holding that mental activities are simply epiphenomena of the neural processes of the brain.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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