mentalism

men·tal·ism  (mntl-zm)

n.

1. Parapsychological activities, such as telepathy and mind reading.

2. The belief that some mental phenomena cannot be explained by physical laws.

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mental·ist n.

mental·istic adj.

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mentalism

the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver, as in Berkeleianism. — mentalist, n. — mentalistic, adj.

See also: Philosophy

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the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in themindof theperceiver. — mentalist, n. — mentalistic, adj.

See also: Knowledge

Thesaurus

Noun

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mentalism - (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy