physicalism
/ˈfɪzɪkəlɪzəm/
the view that everything, including mind, is ultimately physical
physicalism in a sentence
“Physicalism holds that mental states are brain states.”
Origin of physicalism
Greek physikos (natural) + -ism
Related Words
epiphenomenalism
the view that mental events are caused by physical events but have no causal power
intentionality
the property of mental states being about or directed at something
qualia
the subjective, conscious qualities of experience (the 'what it's like')
representation
a mental state that stands for or depicts something else
functionalism
the view that mental states are defined by their functional roles
emergence
complex properties arising from simpler components that lack those properties