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antimentalism

antimentalism noun: opposition to mentalism.

Noun

antimentalism (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to mentalism.
    • Skinner's obstinate antimentalism appears as his major flaw, if not his capital sin. To them, it definitely leaves him behind, alien to the current advances of psychology, […]1993, Marc Richelle, B. F. Skinner: A Reappraisal, page 103
    • Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism.1995, Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics, volumes 11-12, page 93

Origin of antimentalism

From anti- + mentalism.

Questions about antimentalism

What does antimentalism mean?
Antimentalism means opposition to mentalism.
What part of speech is antimentalism?
Antimentalism is a noun.

Words near antimentalism in the dictionary

  1. antimensia
  2. antimension
  3. antimensions
  4. antimensium
  5. antimensiums
  6. antimentalism
  7. antimephitic
  8. antimer
  9. antimercenary
  10. antimere
  11. antimeres

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