ickefysiska

Ickefysiska is a Swedish adjective meaning "non-physical" or "non-material," used to describe entities, properties, or phenomena that do not have a tangible, material form. The term is formed from icke ("not") and fysiska ("physical") and is commonly applied across philosophy, law, technology, and everyday language in Scandinavian contexts.

In philosophy and metaphysics, ickefysiska refers to mental states, qualia, or abstract properties that resist straightforward physical description, often invoked in debates about mind–body relations, dualism, and emergentism. In law and economics, the term is used for intangible assets—copyrights, trademarks, software, and digital content—distinguishing them from physical property and raising specific questions about ownership, transfer, and valuation.

In technology and computing, ickefysiska covers data, services, cloud resources, and virtual goods that exist as information rather than matter. In psychology and social sciences, it can denote subjective experiences, beliefs, norms, and social constructs that shape behavior without physical instantiation.

Discussion around ickefysiska items often centers on their ontological status, how they are identified and measured, and their legal and ethical treatment. While non-physical entities may lack material presence, they can have real-world effects and economic value, prompting interdisciplinary consideration of how societies recognize, regulate, and interact with the ickefysiska.