Epiphenomenalism
[ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nl-iz-uh m] /ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm ə nlˌɪz əm/
noun
1.
the doctrine that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of physiological processes, and that it has no power to affect these processes.
/ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm/
noun
1.
the dualistic doctrine that consciousness is merely a by-product of physiological processes and has no power to affect them Compare interactionism, parallelism
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