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automaton
automaton In historical psychology and philosophy, an automaton is a living being or machine understood as acting through automatic, mechanical processes rather than through conscious purpose or will.
In historical psychology and philosophy, an automaton is a living being or machine understood as acting through automatic, mechanical processes rather than through conscious purpose or will. The term was used especially in automaton theory for the view that behavior may be fully explained by bodily processes, with consciousness treated as absent or only an inactive accompaniment.