noun
Rare technical term in philosophy or psychology, referring to the theory that mind and body interact. The more common term is 相互作用説.
See also: 相互作用説
交互作用説は、心身問題における二元論の一形態である。
Interactionism is a form of dualism in the mind-body problem.
More common synonym for interactionism; 交互作用説 is a rarer variant.
Compound of 交互 (alternate, mutual) + 作用 (action, effect) + 説 (theory). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical calque for 'interactionism'.