noun
epiphenomenon
A philosophical term for a secondary phenomenon that accompanies a primary one but does not causally influence it. Used in academic contexts.
意識は脳活動の随伴現象に過ぎないと主張する哲学者もいる。
Some philosophers argue that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of brain activity.
Compound of 随伴 (zuihan, 'accompanying') and 現象 (genshō, 'phenomenon'). The term is a direct translation of the English philosophical term 'epiphenomenon'.