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dualism 1. any theory in any field of philosophical investigation that reduces the variety of its subject matter to two irreducible principles, as good/evil or natural/supernatural. See also: Philosophy2. Metaphysics. any system that reduces the whole universe to two principles, as the Platonic Ideas and Matter. Cf. monism, pluralism. — dualist, n. — dualistic, adj. Theology. 1. the doctrine of two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil. See also: Religion
2. the belief that man embodies two parts, as body or soul. — dualist, n. — dualistic, adj. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| It changed after the publication of his "Psychology," in consequence of his abandoning the dualism of thought and things. It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness. This strange dualism he had developed was after all very unstable, and, as he sat in his study and meditated, he saw that it could not endure. |
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