nonEp
nonEp refers to a concept or entity that is not an epiphenomenon. In philosophy of mind, epiphenomena are mental events that are caused by physical events in the brain but have no causal effects themselves. They are a byproduct of the physical processes of the brain, much like smoke is a byproduct of a fire.
A nonEp, therefore, is something that either is not caused by physical brain events or, if it
The debate around epiphenomenalism and its negation, nonEp, touches upon fundamental questions about the nature of