Consciousness is not an epiphenomenon of matter. Rather, the matter is an epiphenomenon of consciousness.
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Epiphenomenon
//ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnən//
Synonyms for "epiphenomenon" (3 found)
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43 translations across 23 languages.
Basque
1 entries- epifenomeno noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Catalan
1 entries- epifenomen noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 偶發現象 /偶发现象 noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- 副現象 /副现象 noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- 附帶現象 /附带现象 noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- 附帶現象 /附带现象 noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Czech
1 entries- epifenomén noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Dutch
4 entries- afgeleid gegeven noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- bijverschijnsel noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- epifenomeen noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- epifenomeen noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Esperanto
1 entries- epifenomeno noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Estonian
2 entries- epifenomen noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- kaasnähtus noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Finnish
3 entries- epifenomeeni noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- seurannaisilmiö noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- sivutuote noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
French
3 entries- épiphénomène noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- épiphénomène noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- épiphénomène noun (symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease)
German
2 entries- Begleiterscheinung noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- Epiphänomen noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Greek
3 entries- επιφαινόμενο noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- επιφαινόμενο noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- επιφαινόμενο noun (symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease)
Icelandic
4 entries- aukageta noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- fylgifyrirbæri noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- fylgifyrirbæri noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- fylgifyrirbæri noun (symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease)
Italian
1 entries- epifenomeno noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Kazakh
1 entries- эпифеномен noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- эпифеномен noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- berkarîgerî noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
- bertesîrî noun (activity, process, or state, process or other activity that is the result of another — see also by-product, consequence)
Polish
1 entries- epifenomen noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Portuguese
2 entries- epifenómeno noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
- epifenômeno noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Russian
1 entries- эпифеномен noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Slovak
1 entries- epifenomén noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Spanish
1 entries- epifenómeno noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Swedish
1 entries- epifenomen noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Ukrainian
1 entries- епіфено́мен noun (metal process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Yet I would suggest that philosophical and even medical curiosity are only epiphenomenons of another condition that brought deafness to cultural attention.
Source: wiktionary
[R]esource conservation is an epiphenomenon of warfare: a no-man's land between two warring tribes becomes a wildlife refuge because hunters do not visit the area for fear of becoming casualties in the war.
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It is curious that the Russians, calling themselves Christians, and like so many othere nominal christians throughout history, took no notice whatsoeverof the key parable of Jesus Christ himself, which taught that you shall love your neighbor as yourself, and that even those you have despised and hated are your neighbors. This has never made any difference to Christians, since the primary epiphenomena of any religion's foundation are the production and flourishment of hypocrisy, megalomania and psychopathy, and the first casualties of a religion's establishment are the intentions of its founder.
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