subpersonal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to factors underlying the personal level of moral explanation, such as biological or chemical factors

OriginEnglish personal ← Middle English personal ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubpersonal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or pertaining to factors underlying the personal level of moral explanation, such as biological or chemical factors

    So there remains the problem of linking the intended whole-person disposition to a subpersonal disposition of a rather different kind.

    2007 September 29, Toby Handfield, Alexander Bird, “Dispositions, rules, and finks”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Middle Englishpersonal
  5. Englishpersonal
  6. Englishsubpersonal

From sub- + personal.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subpersonal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpersonal.

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