Meaning Of The Word Epiphenomenalism

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epiphenomenalism in American English
the theory that mental or conscious processes simply accompany certain neural processes as epiphenomena
noun: the doctrine that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes, and that it has no power to affect these processes

epiphenomenalism in British English
noun: the dualistic doctrine that consciousness is merely a by-product of physiological processes and has no power to affect them

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