The theory, first associated with Bertrand Russell and William James, that the world consists of one kind of primal entity or stuff which is fundamentally neither mental nor physical in character.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), philosopher, journalist, and political campaigner.
Definition of neutral monism in US English:
neutral monism
noun
Philosophy
The theory, first associated with Bertrand Russell and William James, that the world consists of one kind of primal entity or stuff which is fundamentally neither mental nor physical in character.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), philosopher, journalist, and political campaigner.