neutral monism

American

noun

Philosophy.

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

neutral monism British

noun

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

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neutral monist

noun

Etymology

Origin of neutral monism

First recorded in 1910–15

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