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mind-body problem

[ mahynd-bod-ee ]

noun

, Philosophy.
  1. the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.

mind-body problem

noun

  1. See behaviourism, materialism, idealism, monism, parallelism, dualism, identity theory, interactionism
    the traditional philosophical problem concerning the nature of mind, body, and the relationship between them See dualism interactionism parallelism monism idealism materialism identity theory behaviourism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mind-body problem1

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

Her 1983 debut novel ( The Mind-Body Problem) was sometimes consigned to health shelves in bookstores because of its title.

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