MENTALISM


Meaning of MENTALISM in English

— mentalistic , adj. — mentalistically , adv.

/men"tl iz'euhm/ , n.

1. the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.

2. the doctrine that human conduct reflects the operation of a nonmaterial principle.

3. any psychological theory that accepts as a proper subject of study the mental basis for human behavior. Cf. behaviorism .

[ 1870-75; MENTAL 1 + -ISM ]

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