epiphenomenalism

American  

[ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nl-iz-uhm] / ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm ə nlˌɪz əm /

noun

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

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epiphenomenalism British  

/ ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm /

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• epiphenomenalist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of epiphenomenalism

First recorded in 1895–1900; epi- + phenomenalism