mind-body problem
[ mahynd-bod-ee ]
/ ˈmaɪndˈbɒd i /
noun Philosophy.
the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.
Origin of mind-body problem
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby mind-body problem
mind's eye,
mind-altering,
mind-bending,
mind-blowing,
mind-body,
mind-body problem,
mind-boggling,
mind-expanding,
mind-numbing,
mind-pop,
mind-reader
British Dictionary definitions for mind-body problem
mind-body problem
noun
the traditional philosophical problem concerning the nature of mind, body, and the relationship between them
See dualism (def. 2), interactionism, parallelism (def. 3), monism (def. 1), idealism (def. 3), materialism (def. 2), identity theory, behaviourism (def. 2)