occasionalism
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/əˈkeɪ ʒə nlˌɪz əm/
noun
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Philosophy
1.
a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.
Origin
1835-45;
occasional
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-ism
Related forms
occasionalist,
noun
occasionalistic,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
occasionalism
occasionalism
/
əˈkeɪʒənəˌlɪzəm
/
noun
1.
the post-Cartesian theory that the seeming interconnection of mind and matter is effected by God