interactionist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Medieval Latin interāctiōbor.
English interaction
English ist
English interactionist

    From interaction + ist.

    Noun

    interactionist (plural interactionists)

    1. (philosophy) One who studies or subscribes to interactionism.
      • 1986, Paul M. Churchland, Matter and Consciousness, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 12:
        This view, which we may call interactionist property dualism, differs from the previous view in only one essential respect: the interactionist asserts that mental properties do indeed have causal effects on the brain, and thereby, on behavior.
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