parallelist
Americannoun
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a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
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an adherent of the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism.
Etymology
Origin of parallelist
Example Sentences
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Another merchant of gloom was Wall Street Analyst John H. Lewis,* a historical parallelist, who had made his reputation in July 1946 by announcing a bear market just as the market started down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, what can the parallelist mean by referring sensations and ideas to the brain and yet denying that they are in the brain?
From An Introduction to Philosophy by Fullerton, George Stuart
The parallelist maintains that it is inconceivable that such an insertion should be made.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by Fullerton, George Stuart
Observation and the testimony of the consciousness seem to attest this dual progress; but they are, according to the parallelist hypothesis, illusions.
From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred
Such arguments are not at the mercy of either interactionist or parallelist.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by Fullerton, George Stuart
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