mentalismn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛntl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmɛn(t)lˌɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mental adj.¹, -ism suffix.

Etymology: < mental adj.¹ + -ism suffix. Compare French mentalisme (1842; mid 20th cent. in specific use in psychology).

1. A mental action or process. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > [noun] > action, operation of the mind

acta1425

stir1563

working1598

mentation1850

mentalism1874

1874 H. Maudsley Respons. in Mental Dis. vii. 243 Deranged nervous function—a deranged mentalism, if I may be permitted to coin such a word—of an epileptic or allied nature.

1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 134 An order of mentalism which seems to differ from human thinking more in degree than in kind.

2. Philosophy, Psychology, Linguistics, etc. The theory that physical and physiological phenomena are ultimately explicable only as aspects or functions of the mind, and that mental processes cannot be explained in physical terms; concern with conscious processes rather than behaviour in explaining linguistic phenomena and other human activity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > subjectivism > [noun] > mentalism and its adherents

mentalism1895

mentalist1927

1895 Mind 4 540 It should be noted that whatever may be thought as to the logical claims of this doctrine, Spiritualism, or, as we should prefer to say, Mentalism, does not stand or fall with it.

1917 A. S. Pringle-Pattison Idea of God xx. 392 The position is open..to the general objections which have been brought against Monadism and Mentalism.

1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Apr. 314/4 Scientists who repudiate mechanism only to involve themselves in thoroughpaced mentalism.

1954 Ess. in Crit. 4 235 But MacNeice has tried mentalism and so raged against it..that he nearly knocked his brains out with rhyme. Therefore we must settle for monadism.

1972 Language 48 418 Writing grammars..was motivated for Boas by a theoretical concern, a ‘mentalism’ derived partly from the German tradition of Herder, Humboldt, [etc.].

1973 Word 1970 26 93 We can arrive at a knowledge of the signifié independently of the particular signifiant under study, yet still avoid mentalism.

1993 Sci. Amer. Jan. 104/1 The behaviourists denounced explanations of behaviour by association of ideas (which they called mentalism).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mentalism
释义	mentalismn. Brit. /ˈmɛntl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmɛn(t)lˌɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mental adj.¹, -ism suffix. Etymology: < mental adj.¹ + -ism suffix. Compare French mentalisme (1842; mid 20th cent. in specific use in psychology). 1. A mental action or process. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > [noun] > action, operation of the mind acta1425 stir1563 working1598 mentation1850 mentalism1874 1874 H. Maudsley Respons. in Mental Dis. vii. 243 Deranged nervous function—a deranged mentalism, if I may be permitted to coin such a word—of an epileptic or allied nature. 1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 134 An order of mentalism which seems to differ from human thinking more in degree than in kind. 2. Philosophy, Psychology, Linguistics, etc. The theory that physical and physiological phenomena are ultimately explicable only as aspects or functions of the mind, and that mental processes cannot be explained in physical terms; concern with conscious processes rather than behaviour in explaining linguistic phenomena and other human activity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > subjectivism > [noun] > mentalism and its adherents mentalism1895 mentalist1927 1895 Mind 4 540 It should be noted that whatever may be thought as to the logical claims of this doctrine, Spiritualism, or, as we should prefer to say, Mentalism, does not stand or fall with it. 1917 A. S. Pringle-Pattison Idea of God xx. 392 The position is open..to the general objections which have been brought against Monadism and Mentalism. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Apr. 314/4 Scientists who repudiate mechanism only to involve themselves in thoroughpaced mentalism. 1954 Ess. in Crit. 4 235 But MacNeice has tried mentalism and so raged against it..that he nearly knocked his brains out with rhyme. Therefore we must settle for monadism. 1972 Language 48 418 Writing grammars..was motivated for Boas by a theoretical concern, a ‘mentalism’ derived partly from the German tradition of Herder, Humboldt, [etc.]. 1973 Word 1970 26 93 We can arrive at a knowledge of the signifié independently of the particular signifiant under study, yet still avoid mentalism. 1993 Sci. Amer. Jan. 104/1 The behaviourists denounced explanations of behaviour by association of ideas (which they called mentalism). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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