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Dualism
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the belief that reality consists of two fundamental and opposing components, such as mind and body or good and evil
dualism
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duality
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dual
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Example
Epistemological dualism asserts a fundamental distinction between the realms of knowledge, separating subjective experiences from objective reality.
Gender dualism explores the binary classification of gender roles and identities into male and female categories.
Substance dualism holds that the mind and body are composed of different fundamental substances, such as mental and physical substances.
Cartesian dualism, proposed by René Descartes, posits a separation between the mind and the body as two distinct substances.
The Cartesian's perspective on the mind-body problem is influenced by Descartes' dualism.
