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new mysterianism

new mysterianism noun: a philosophical position proposing that the hard problem of consciousness cannot be resolved by humans.

Noun

new mysterianism (uncountable)

  1. A philosophical position proposing that the hard problem of consciousness cannot be resolved by humans.

Origin of new mysterianism

Owen Flanagan noted in his 1991 book Science of the Mind that some modern thinkers had suggested that consciousness might never be completely explained; he called these thinkers "the new mysterians" after the rock group Question Mark and the Mysterians.

Questions about new mysterianism

What does new mysterianism mean?
New mysterianism means a philosophical position proposing that the hard problem of consciousness cannot be resolved by humans.
What part of speech is new mysterianism?
New mysterianism is a noun.

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