Mentalism

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness wordnet
  3. 3
    Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence. countable, uncountable

    "The U.S. military's bombing of a Grenadan mental hospital struck me as significant in the type of target selected. […] Hearing accounts of this atrocity against Grenadan mental patients underscored for me the very real connections between imperialism, racism, and mentalism."

Etymology

From mental + -ism.

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