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Philosophy of mind

view that some mental properties, such as qualia, are caused by physical processes but have no causal effects on the physical world.

In philosophy of mind, epiphenomenalism refers to view that some mental properties, such as qualia, are caused by physical processes but have no causal effects on the physical world. This meaning comes from Jackson (1982) in The Philosophical Quarterly.[1]

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Jackson, F. (1982). Epiphenomenal Qualia. The Philosophical Quarterly, 32(127), 127. https://doi.org/10.2307/2960077

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