noun
epiphenomenalism
A technical term in philosophy of mind, referring to the theory that mental states are byproducts of physical processes without causal power.
随伴現象説は、意識は脳の活動に伴って生じるが、物理的な世界に影響を与えないと主張する。
Epiphenomenalism claims that consciousness arises alongside brain activity but does not affect the physical world.
A compound of 随伴 (accompanying) + 現象 (phenomenon) + 説 (theory), likely a calque from Western philosophical terminology.