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dualistically

dualistically

1 9.5
In a way that shows two opposing parts, for example mind and body
  • adverb
  • /ˌdjuːəˈlɪstɪkli/
: dualísticamente
  • When discussing philosophy, he approached the topic dualistically, contrasting materialism and idealism.

But I think you made an important clarification there because so many people interpret panpsychism dualistically.

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Examples

  • When contemporary Christians imagine the afterlife, they tend to do so dualistically, as the continuance of a disembodied soul.

    Academic text (2006)
  • While the individual ego remains one-sided, singular, controlling, and dualistically oriented, the dialogical person openly, honestly, spontaneously, and responsibly becomes a whole self.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You will think dualistically if you start with 'perception' and confine yourself to human 'mental' experiences without considering more science.

    Blog text (2)
  • The fact that almost everything in the Gulf is being built from scratch gives opportunities, and sometimes somewhat dualistically, the region does not want to be typically Arabic only.

    Blog text (15)
  • While the ordinary ego-I stands dualistically opposed to the world, to others, and to itself, the True Self is one with these.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Self-reflective consciousness, which is passive, dualistically objectifies reality and clings to objects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Like when, when you're when you're practicing mindfulness, mindfulness dualistically, you get lost in thought and you notice it.

  • The two realms involving objects of production and objects of consumption, if united in everyday experience, could act as material agents for uniting the dualistically riven social consciousness of human actors.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Yes, it is true that, like my old evangelical friends proclaimed, if you allow exposure to the outside world (they just say "the world" speaking dualistically), that one of the "isms" of the world will grab them.

    Blog text (31)
  • As long as we are willing to take perception as a magical deliverer of propositions (or other representations), we are bound to be thinking dualistically and at most deceiving ourselves into believing otherwise.

    Blog text (34)

Synonyms

dually
vsdualistically
1 6.1

In a way that has two roles at the same time

emphasizes two opposing or complementary parts or principles

Antonyms

monistically
  • Specialized
9.9

In a way that sees all things as one

Surface Forms

dualistically positive

Morphology

dualistically = dualistic + dual (transparent) = dual + istic + ally

Formed by adding a standard adverbial suffix to the adjective 'dualistic', so the meaning 'in a dualistic way' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word dualistically begins with dual, from the Latin duo meaning 'two', so it refers to looking at things as two parts or sides. To think dualistically is to see a pair, like a duo or a double, often as opposite or matching parts.