Dualism

[Du·al*ism]

The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other.

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State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction

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


n.
State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction

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A view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and spirit.

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A system which accepts two gods, or two original principles, one good and the other evil.

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The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate.

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The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other.


Dualism

Du"al*ism , n. [Cf. F. dualisme.] State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction; as: (a) (Philos.) A view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and spirit. (Theol.) (b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original principles, one good and the other evil. (c) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate. (d) (Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other.
An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make it whole.

State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction

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Usage Examples

Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism.

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Other Usage Examples

I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads.

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