DUALISM Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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dualism

[ doo-uh-liz-uhm, dyoo- ]

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noun

the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
Philosophy.
1. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. Compare monism, pluralism.
2. the view that substances are either material or mental.
Theology.
1. the doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil.
2. the belief that a human being embodies two parts, as body and soul.

dualism

/ 藞诲箩耻藧蓹藢濒瑟锄蓹尘 /

noun

the state of being twofold or double
philosophy the doctrine, as opposed to idealism and materialism, that reality consists of two basic types of substance usually taken to be mind and matter or two basic types of entity, mental and physical Compare monism
1. the theory that the universe has been ruled from its origins by two conflicting powers, one good and one evil, both existing as equally ultimate first causes
2. the theory that there are two personalities, one human and one divine, in Christ

dualism

In philosophy and theology , any system that explains phenomena by two opposing principles. Many philosophers hold to a dualism of mind and matter, or mind and body. For many theologians, the two principles are those of good and evil.

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Derived Forms

藢诲耻补濒藞颈蝉迟颈肠, adjective
藢诲耻补濒藞颈蝉迟颈肠ally, adverb
藞诲耻补濒颈蝉迟, noun

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

诲耻顎僡濒路颈蝉迟 noun adjective
苍辞苍路诲耻顎僡濒路颈蝉尘 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dualism¹

First recorded in 1785鈥�95; dual + -ism

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As president, Carter tried to nudge American foreign policy away from its reflexive Cold War dualism toward an emphasis on human rights.

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Once we get beyond the dualism that The Captain is mired in, we can start experiencing real empathy and real humanity.

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Mollie is telling Ernest that she sees him as a good guy, even if the movie has already violently upended the familiar dualism of the white hat vs. black.

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Substance dualism 鈥� the idea that brain and mind are composed of two distinct 鈥渟ubstances鈥� 鈥� receives short shrift.

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鈥淭hey think they could unite forces on the shared premise of, 鈥榃e reject dualism, we reject democracy, we reject a free-market society.'

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dual highway dualistic

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