Mindindependent
Mind-independent refers to the aspect of reality that is not contingent on any mind's perception, belief, or conceptual framework. In philosophy it contrasts with mind-dependent properties, which depend on mental states to exist, such as sensations, beliefs, or linguistic practices. The distinction is central to realism and anti-realism and to debates about the nature of the external world.
Proponents of mind-independence argue that objects, events, and their relations exist whether or not anyone thinks
The status of abstract entities such as numbers or mathematical truths is similarly debated: platonists defend
In science, the question of mind-independence underpins realism about unobservable entities and the interpretation of scientific
See also: realism, anti-realism, external world, objectivity, perception, epistemology.