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dualismIn philosophy, the belief that reality is essentially dual in nature. The French philosopher René Descartes, for example, referred to thinking and material substance. These entities interact but are fundamentally separate and distinct. Dualism is contrasted with monism, the theory that reality is made up of only one substance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Maybe more Catholics will begin interpreting John Paul II's descriptions of the "culture of life" and the "culture of death" less dualistically, with a view toward Augustine's categories of the "City of God" and the "City of Man. Worst of all, structuring the life of diaspora dualistically would allow these oppositions and the official histories that depend on them to have too much power over identity and would grant them too great a capacity to dictate mutually exclusive categories of existence. For mixed classes, instructors might make available supplementary scaffolds and guides towards complexity to support students who tend to think more dualistically. |
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