mentalism
the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
the doctrine that human conduct reflects the operation of a nonmaterial principle.
any psychological theory that accepts as a proper subject of study the mental basis for human behavior.
Origin of mentalism
1Other words from mentalism
- men·tal·is·tic, adjective
- men·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- Compare behaviorism.
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British Dictionary definitions for mentalism
/ (ˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /
philosophy the doctrine that mind is the fundamental reality and that objects of knowledge exist only as aspects of the subject's consciousness: Compare physicalism, idealism (def. 3) See also monism (def. 1), materialism (def. 2)
Derived forms of mentalism
- mentalist, noun
- mentalistic, adjective
- mentalistically, adverb
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