dualism
pronunciation
How to pronounce dualism in British English:
UK [ˈdju:əlɪzəm]
How to pronounce dualism in American English:
US [ˈduəlɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
Word Origin
- dualism (n.)
- 1755 as a term in philosophy, from French dualisme (1754); also used in theological senses; see dual + -ism.
Example
- 1. He calls this innate assumption that mind and matter are distinct " common-sense dualism " .
- 2. Nave dualism is misguided . " Was the cause psychological or biological ? "
- 3. Such dualism was there from the beginning , in the question of who discovered the aids-causing virus .
- 4. Audiences began to question the simple hero-versus-villain dualism and the morality of using violence to test one 's character or to prove oneself right .
- 5. Alternative solutions to the problem , however , have not been forthcoming , and philosophers eventually sought to dissolve the problem by rejecting the dualism of mind and body .