Dualism
noun
The concept that the world is ruled by two opposite forces or principles.
Dualism highlights the conflict between good and evil.
Often appears as...
- moral dualism
- philosophical dualism
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noun
State of having two elements or parts.
His photographs explore the dualism of light and dark.
Often appears as...
- dualism of nature
- dualism of body and soul
noun
The theory that humans have both physical and mental aspects.
Dualism considers the body and mind as separate entities.
Often appears as...
- cartesian dualism
- substance dualism
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Academic
noun
The concept that the world is ruled by two opposite forces or principles.
Dualism highlights the conflict between good and evil.
Often appears as...
- moral dualism
- philosophical dualism
Usage tips
Academic
noun
State of having two elements or parts.
His photographs explore the dualism of light and dark.
Often appears as...
- dualism of nature
- dualism of body and soul
noun
The theory that humans have both physical and mental aspects.
Dualism considers the body and mind as separate entities.
Often appears as...
- cartesian dualism
- substance dualism
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Philosophical Conflict
Refers to ideas, not physical battles, often used in abstract discussions.
In literature, the dualism of fate versus free will is a recurring theme.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Concepts
Used for large-scale oppositions, typically involving human nature or fundamental worldviews.
The dualism in her philosophy reflects the ongoing struggle between order and chaos.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Tone
More common in formal, intellectual settings rather than casual conversation.
His thesis argued for a dualism inherent in modern societal structures.
Pro Tip 1/3Philosophical Conflict
Refers to ideas, not physical battles, often used in abstract discussions.
In literature, the dualism of fate versus free will is a recurring theme.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Concepts
Used for large-scale oppositions, typically involving human nature or fundamental worldviews.
The dualism in her philosophy reflects the ongoing struggle between order and chaos.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Tone
More common in formal, intellectual settings rather than casual conversation.
His thesis argued for a dualism inherent in modern societal structures.
Pro Tip 1/3Philosophical Conflict
Refers to ideas, not physical battles, often used in abstract discussions.
In literature, the dualism of fate versus free will is a recurring theme.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Concepts
Used for large-scale oppositions, typically involving human nature or fundamental worldviews.
The dualism in her philosophy reflects the ongoing struggle between order and chaos.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Tone
More common in formal, intellectual settings rather than casual conversation.
His thesis argued for a dualism inherent in modern societal structures.
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My friend Richard...
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What would it be like if...
bloom that year university right brilliantly about he talks about children's natural dualism like naturally separating physical things and
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Why Gender Equality Is...
That is mind-body dualism right there. So making gender visible to men is the first step to engaging men to support gender equality.
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My friend Richard...
the rich guy invited us he also invited a couple of philosophers these guys were philosophers of mind that specialty was the philosophy of consciousness and they were full of all kinds of jargon trying to remember the words monism dualism categories all over the place I didn't know what those things meant needed the
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What would it be like if...
bloom that year university right brilliantly about he talks about children's natural dualism like naturally separating physical things and
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Why Gender Equality Is...
That is mind-body dualism right there. So making gender visible to men is the first step to engaging men to support gender equality.
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Nancy Pearcey
American Author
Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split.
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Margaret Fuller
American Critic
Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact they are perpetually passing into one another. Fluid hardens to solid, solid rushes to fluid. There is no wholly masculine man, no purely feminine woman.
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Adam Mansbach
American Author
Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
In the first place, Descartes stands for the most explicit and uncompromising dualism between mind and matter.
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James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads.
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Nancy Pearcey
American Author
Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split.
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Margaret Fuller
American Critic
Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact they are perpetually passing into one another. Fluid hardens to solid, solid rushes to fluid. There is no wholly masculine man, no purely feminine woman.
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Adam Mansbach
American Author
Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
In the first place, Descartes stands for the most explicit and uncompromising dualism between mind and matter.
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James Mark Baldwin
American Philosopher
The dualism itself becomes a sort of presupposition or datum; its terms condition the further problem.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads.
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