dualism; philosophical theory positing mind and matter as two fundamental substances
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dualism; the philosophical view that the universe is composed of two fundamental and irreducible substances, typically mind and matter
formalUsed in philosophical and academic contexts. The provided text notes that dualism, by asserting the independent existence of spirit from matter, is ultimately idealistic.
Dí笛
kǎ卡
ěr尔
de的
zhé哲
xué学
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
èr二
yuán元
lùn论
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
dài代
biǎo表
。
Descartes' philosophy is considered a classic representative of dualism.
Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
pī批
pàn判
le了
xīn心
wù物
èr二
yuán元
lùn论
de的
jú局
xiàn限
xìng性
。
This thesis criticizes the limitations of mind-matter dualism.
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Yǔ与
yī一
yuán元
lùn论
xiāng相
duì对
，
èr二
yuán元
lùn论
rèn认
wéi为
shàn善
yǔ与
è恶
shì是
yǔ宇
zhòu宙
zhōng中
bìng并
cún存
de的
liǎng两
zhǒng种
gēn根
běn本
lì力
liàng量
。
In contrast to monism, dualism posits that good and evil are two fundamental forces coexisting in the universe.