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Epiphenomenon




Often, a is a specific kind of epiphenomenon that does occur as a consequence.)

In Philosophy Of Mind , Epiphenomenalism is the view that Mental phenomena are caused by physical phenomena, and cannot cause anything themselves. It was probably first mentioned by T. H. Huxley in 1874.


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  • Huxley, T. H. (1874). "On the Hypothesis that Animals are Automata, and its History", ''The Fortnightly Review'', n.s.16:555-580. Reprinted in ''Method and Results: Essays by Thomas H. Huxley'' (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898).