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epiphenomenalism definition

epi·phe·nom·enal·ism (ep′ə fə näm′ə nəl iz′əm)

noun

the theory that mental or conscious processes simply accompany certain neural processes as epiphenomena

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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