p-zombie

A form of philosophical zombie — A hypothetical being that lacks sentience and consciousness but appears to have, often used to illuminate various philosophical concepts.

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nounp-zombie (plural p-zombies)

plural p-zombies

  1. abbreviationhuman sciencesAbbreviation of philosophical zombie.

    Dr. Zorić: Exactly. You can make a man commission an ocean liner and give him ideas about its name, maybe you can even dictate lifeboat-vs-tonnage laws, and... somehow generate p-zombie Victorians, but sinking an ocean liner at a precise time and place? That takes foreknowledge.

    2026 April 1, HarryBlank, “Blank the First Proposal”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
philosophical zombiezombie
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