dualism
noun
the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
dualist
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a word derived from
dualism.
Example Sentences
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A substance dualist, in reference to the mind problem, asserts that there are two fundamental and irreducible realities that are needed to fully explain the self.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
During the 17th century Enlightenment, philosopher René Descartes famously argued for a so-called "dualist" approach to explaining how our mind interacts with our body.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2021
In other words, is ITT a materialist or dualist theory of mind?
From Scientific American ● Dec. 1, 2015
A dualist all the way down, he divided himself into soul and body, and never could accept the latter.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 19, 2015
From what little we know of him he was an uncompromising dualist.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
