Mysterianism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mysterianism is a noun meaning (philosophy) The view that the explanation of consciousness is not possible by humans.
Meaning
(philosophy) The view that the explanation of consciousness is not possible by humans.
Example Sentences
The latter contention may be motivated in one of two ways: either by appeal to positively characterized and seemingly conflictive features of the mental and the physical (in which case we might always reject dualism in favor of a materialist mysterianism such as McGinn’s 1999 ), or simply by failing to characterize positively the relevant domain of non-mental entities with which mentality is in need of reconciliation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mystery, micropsychism, mysterium, mysticism, metaphenomenon, phenomenalism.
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