dualist

Meanings

• noun

  A person who believes that there are two fundamental realities or kinds of beings: material and mental.

  - "The philosopher was a dualist, believing in the existence of both mind and body."
  - "His dualist beliefs led him to reject the idea of a single, unified reality."

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Rhymes

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murmurs , firmers , terms , worms

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Variants

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dualism , dualisms , dualist , dualistic , dualistically , dualists

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Etymology

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From Latin dualis, 'pertaining to two'.

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Trivia

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1. Dualism was a popular philosophical position during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods.

2. Some forms of dualism have influenced various religions and spiritual practices.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cartesian dualism: A specific form of dualism proposed by René Descartes, holding that the mind and body interact but are distinct and separate.

2. Substance dualism: A philosophical position that argues for the existence of two fundamentally different kinds of substance: mental and physical.

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Culture

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In philosophy, dualism is a position holding that mind and matter are fundamentally distinct and that mental and physical phenomena are separate and irreducible to each other. Dualism has been influential in various fields, including philosophy of mind, philosophy of perception, and philosophy of language.

How to Memorize "dualist"

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   - Imagine a scale with two pans, one labeled 'mind' and the other 'matter'. A dualist believes that these two are distinct and separate, yet interacting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'dualist' with the idea of a split or division between mind and matter.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Mind-Matter Duality' to remember the meaning of 'dualist'.

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