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dualistic

dualistic

3 8.2
Relating to a belief that reality has two opposite parts, for example mind and body
  • adjective
  • /ˌduːəˈlɪstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dualista
  • Teaching preparation should not command excessive time, causing an imbalance in the dualistic teacher-student role.
  • dualistic consciousness
  • dualistic thinking
  • dualistic view

And I think that that creates this dualistic sense that there is a self that's observing the mind.

Examples

  • The economic sphere is only one expression of what Oved describes as the communes' "dualistic relationship with the outside world."

    Academic text (1993)

  • Characteristic of this increased cognitive capacity is less reliance on authority and dualistic thinking.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I agree that the Western medical model and Western dualistic views of gender have done much damage.

    Blog text (11)

  • In a contemporary context, much of American religion and politics is taking on a dualistic form.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Everything has this sort of dualistic binary pull to it, but it's on the same spectrum.

  • Using his own terms, Paulhan makes us aware of the dualistic nature of the situation.

    Academic text (1990)

  • And I think that that creates this dualistic sense that there is a self that's observing the mind.

    Rich Roll

  • The rigid indoctrination of military training, with its emphasis on specific values, obedience, and dualistic thinking, has the opposite impact.

    Academic text (1998)

  • But a two-track educational system may also lead to a dualistic labor market, accentuating rather than alleviating socioeconomic stratification.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Many philosophical debates revolve around the dualistic separation of good and evil.

Synonyms

dual
vsdualistic
114 3.9

Having two parts or two connected things that work together

means instead a doctrine of two opposing fundamental elements in reality
two-sided
vsdualistic
1 3.4

Involving two sides with different views

describes this opposition as a fundamental philosophical or religious belief
dichotomist
vsdualistic
9.6

Seeing things as only two opposite choices with no middle ground

frames that division as a philosophical or religious doctrine

Antonyms

monistic
  • Specialized
9.9

Seeing the world as made of only one kind of thing

Surface Forms

dualistic positive

Morphology

dualistic = dual (transparent) = dual + istic

Formed from the adjective 'dual' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-istic', so the meaning 'relating to dualism or twofoldness' is directly derived.

Etymology

Dualistic comes from dual, which comes from Latin duo meaning 'two'. So to be dualistic is to see things as made of two opposite parts, like 'spirit' and 'matter'.