"new mysterianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Owen Flanagan noted in his 1991 book Science of the Mind that some modern thinkers had suggested that consciousness might never be completely explained; he called these thinkers "the new mysterians" after the rock group Question Mark and the Mysterians. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} new mysterianism (uncountable)
  1. A philosophical position proposing that the hard problem of consciousness cannot be resolved by humans. Wikipedia link: Owen Flanagan, new mysterianism Tags: uncountable
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