eliminationism

Definition

The radical philosophical or political stance of seeking to entirely remove or discard specific concepts, beliefs, or groups from consideration.

Etymology

The word is derived from the Latin 'eliminare', meaning 'to turn out of doors' or 'to exclude', combined with the suffix '-ism', which denotes a system, principle, or ideological movement.

In the news

In this article, the author suggests that proponents of eliminative materialism use 'eliminationism' as a way to prioritize their own materialist worldview by simply dismissing or 'eliminating' any competing ideas about the nature of the mind.

The Mind–Body “Interaction Problem” Is Desperately Overhyped

Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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