Immaterial

/ɪməˈtɪriəl/ adjective

Definition

not made of physical matter, or not important and not relevant to what's being discussed.

Etymology

From 'im-' (not) + 'material' (from Latin 'materialis', meaning 'physical'). The philosophical sense referring to non-physical things dates back to medieval and Renaissance philosophy.

Kelly Says

Philosophers have argued for centuries about immaterial things like consciousness, emotions, and ideas—but neuroscience is now showing that even these 'immaterial' experiences have very material explanations happening in your brain's physical neurons.

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