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mental causation
MEN-tul kaw-ZAY-shun
ˈmɛntəl kɔːˈzeɪʃənListen
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mentalcausation
Dictionary meaning
the philosophical question of how mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions can causally influence physical behavior; a central puzzle for dualism because it is unclear how a non-physical mind could exert force on the physical body; also a challenge for physicalism regarding whether mental descriptions add genuine causal explanatory power
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