dualism

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Noun dualism has 1 sense

dualism - 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
--₁ is a kind of doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

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Dualism

Definition:

Dualism refers to the philosophical belief or concept that there are two fundamental principles or entities that exist and are mutually independent. It often involves contrasting pairs, such as mind and body, good and evil, or matter and spirit.

Example Sentences:

Many ancient civilizations embraced a form of dualism that attributed the creation of the world to the clash between two opposing forces.
According to Cartesian dualism, the mind and the body are separate entities, with the mind being non-physical and the body being physical.
The conflict between the dualistic nature of light, as both a wave and a particle, puzzled scientists for centuries.
In some religious traditions, the struggle between good and evil is explained through a dualistic cosmology.

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