interactionism
noun
a theory that the mind and the body may each affect the other.
interactionist
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a word derived from
interactionism.
Example Sentences
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But the man who received the blow becomes conscious that he was struck, and both interactionist and parallelist regard him as becoming conscious of it when the incoming message reaches some part of the brain.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
Such arguments are not at the mercy of either interactionist or parallelist.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
It does indeed seem hard to find in such a system a place for minds, if one conceives of minds as does the interactionist.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
As I have said earlier in this chapter, neither interactionist nor parallelist has the intention of repudiating the experience of world and mind common to us all.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
The interactionist, as well as the parallelist, may be a determinist, a believer in freedom, or he may be a "free-willist."
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
