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Dualism vs Ambivalence - What's the difference?

dualism | ambivalence |

As nouns the difference between dualism and ambivalence

is that dualism is duality; the condition of being double while ambivalence is the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.

dualism

English

(wikipedia dualism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Duality; the condition of being double.
  • (philosophy) The view that the world consists of, or is explicable in terms of, two fundamental principles, such as mind and matter or good and evil.
  • (theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.
  • (chemistry, dated) The theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and having opposite chemical or electrical affinities.

    • Related terms

    * dual * duality

    See also

    * monism * nondualism English words suffixed with -ism

    ambivalence

    English

    Noun

  • The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
  • A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.

    • Usage notes

    This word is often used as to express a lack of concern about the outcome of a choice to be made [http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-10,GGLJ:en&q=ambivalent+to+mean+indifferent]. In this case, a more appropriate word to use is indifference. The confusion is probably caused by the similarity of sounds between the two words and the passive sound of the word.

    Related terms

    * ambivalent