dualism
IPA: dˈuʌɫɪzʌm
noun
- Duality; the condition of being double.
- (philosophy) The view that the world consists of, or is explicable in terms of, two fundamental principles, such as mind and matter or good and evil.
- (theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.
- (chemistry, dated) The theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and having opposite chemical or electrical affinities.
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Examples of "dualism" in Sentences
- I'm no fan of Cartesian dualism.
- As such, it is a type of dualism.
- Dualism the original sin of cognitivism.
- Dualism in modern and contemporary philosophy.
- For instant, the dualism of the Bogomils are not absolute.
- The two main views are property dualism and substance dualism.
- Rey's criticism of dualism is a criticism of cartesian dualism.
- The dualism of the calendar extends to the names for the months.
- This is a form of dualism, but note there are non religious forms of dualism.
- Paul's anthropological dualism was matched by a hermeneutical dualism as well.