neutral monism


nounPhilosophy.
  1. the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.

Origin of neutral monism

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Other words from neutral monism

  • neutral monist, noun

Words Nearby neutral monism

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British Dictionary definitions for neutral monism

neutral monism

noun
  1. the philosophical doctrine that mind and body are both constructs of the same elements which cannot themselves be classified either as mental or physical: See also monism (def. 1)

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