nonphysical
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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
The unofficial practice was light, mostly going through nonphysical line rushes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
There is no reason—so Watson argues—to suppose that their knowledge IS anything beyond the habits shown in this behaviour: the inference that other people have something nonphysical called "mind" or "thought" is therefore unwarranted.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
