interactionism
[ in-ter-ak-shuh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈæk ʃəˌnɪz əm /
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noun Philosophy.
a theory that the mind and the body may each affect the other.
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Origin of interactionism
First recorded in 1900–05; interaction + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM interactionism
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British Dictionary definitions for interactionism
interactionism
/ (ˌɪntərˈækʃəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
philosophy the dualistic doctrine that holds that mind and body have a causal effect upon one another, as when pricking one's finger (physical) causes pain (mental), or an embarrassing memory (mental) causes one to blush (physical)Compare parallelism (def. 3)
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