epiphenomenalism

[ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nl-iz-uhm]

ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ism

[ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nl-iz-uhm]
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

ep·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ist, noun
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Epiphenomenalism has a plethora of syllables.
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epiphenomenalism (ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm)
 
n
interactionism Compare parallelism the dualistic doctrine that consciousness is merely a by-product of physiological processes and has no power to affect them
 
epiphe'nomenalist
 
n, —adj

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