occasionalism
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noun Philosophy.
a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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First recorded in 1835–45; occasional + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM occasionalism
oc·ca·sion·al·ist, nounoc·ca·sion·al·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby occasionalism
Occam, Occam's razor, occas., occasion, occasional, occasionalism, occasional licence, occasionally, occasional table, occasions, Occident
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occasionalism
/ (əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
the post-Cartesian theory that the seeming interconnection of mind and matter is effected by God
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