nonphysical
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The approach makes explicit what James sees as a basic assumption underlying science: physical phenomena can cause both physical and nonphysical phenomena, while nonphysical phenomena cannot themselves cause physical events.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Thomas Hobbes’s view of the soul is materialistic, whereas Descartes’s view of the soul is nonphysical.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
“I had this period of time where I didn’t allow myself to do a workout unless I could come up with a nonphysical reason why I was doing it,” Meyers said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022
But I now see the clothes as representative of where I grew up, my friends and my hard, if often nonphysical, work.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
These can also be applied to nonphysical objects, such as data structures.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond
