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epiphenomenalist

epiphenomenalist noun: a proponent of epiphenomenalism.

Noun

epiphenomenalist (plural epiphenomenalists)

  1. A proponent of epiphenomenalism.
    • The epiphenomenalist holds that while mental phenomena are caused to occur by the various activities of the brain, they do not have any causal effects in turn. They are entirely impotent with respect to causal effects on the physical world. They are mere epiphenomena.1986, Paul M. Churchland, Matter and Consciousness, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 11

Forms of epiphenomenalist

pluralepiphenomenalists

Origin of epiphenomenalist

From epiphenomenal + -ist.

Questions about epiphenomenalist

What does epiphenomenalist mean?
Epiphenomenalist means a proponent of epiphenomenalism.
What part of speech is epiphenomenalist?
Epiphenomenalist is a noun.
What is the plural of epiphenomenalist?
The plural of epiphenomenalist is epiphenomenalists.

Words near epiphenomenalist in the dictionary

  1. epiphatic
  2. epiphenomena
  3. epiphenomenal
  4. epiphenomenalism
  5. epiphenomenalisms
  6. epiphenomenalist
  7. epiphenomenalistic
  8. epiphenomenalistically
  9. epiphenomenalists
  10. epiphenomenalize
  11. epiphenomenalized

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