dualistically - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about dualistically Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,741,087,425 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

dualism
(redirected from dualistically)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

dualism

In 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.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
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.
Either/Or? Catholicism is more complex by Kaveny, Cathleen / Commonweal
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.
The diasporic subject in Ariel Dorfman's Heading South, Looking North by McClennen, Sophia A. / MELUS
For mixed classes, instructors might make available supplementary scaffolds and guides towards complexity to support students who tend to think more dualistically.
Different majors--different epistemological beliefs? by Jonassen, David H. / Academic Exchange Quarterly
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.