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epiphenomenalism

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

noun

  1. the doctrine that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes, and that it has no power to affect these processes.


epiphenomenalism

/ ˌɛɪɪˈɒɪəˌɪə /

noun

  1. the dualistic doctrine that consciousness is merely a by-product of physiological processes and has no power to affect them Compare interactionism parallelism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epiphenomenalism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; epi- + phenomenalism
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Spotting me glance at one of the volumes, which bears the title Epiphenomenalism, he launches at once into a detailed explanation of the concept – but then breaks off in delight as his dog trots in and rolls at his feet.

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Since intelligence or consciousness must be provided for somehow, we are forced back upon either interactionism or else epiphenomenalism, more or less disguised under a euphonious name, such as psycho-physical parallelism or the double-aspect theory.

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The medical philosophers of the eighteenth century, with their cramped Cartesianism, have had a great part in the genesis of the "epiphenomenalism" and "monism" of the present day.

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For these and other reasons epiphenomenalism is today held by few, if any, philosophers. 3rd.

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Some Realists maintain that the brain actually creates the representation, which is the doctrine of Epiphenomenalism: while others hold the view of the Occasionalists, and others posit one reality underlying both.

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