EPIPHENOMENALISM


Meaning of EPIPHENOMENALISM in English

— epiphenomenalist , n.

/ep'euh feuh nom"euh nl iz'euhm/ , n.

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

[ 1895-1900; EPI- + PHENOMENALISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .