neutral monism


noun Philosophy.

the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.

Origin of neutral monism

First recorded in 1910–15

OTHER WORDS FROM neutral monism

neutral monist, noun

British Dictionary definitions for neutral monism

neutral monism

noun

the philosophical doctrine that mind and body are both constructs of the same elements which cannot themselves be classified either as mental or physical See also monism (def. 1)