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Dualism vs Materialism - What's the difference?

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In philosophy|lang=en terms the difference between dualism and materialism

is that dualism is (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 while materialism is (philosophy) the philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

As nouns the difference between dualism and materialism

is that dualism is duality; the condition of being double while materialism is constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.

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.
  • See also

    * monism * nondualism English words suffixed with -ism

    materialism

    Noun

  • Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
  • * Buckminster
  • The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.
  • (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
  • (obsolete, rare) Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
  • Synonyms

    * (philosophy) physicalism * (philosophy) philosophical materialism

    Antonyms

    * (philosophy) idealism

    Derived terms

    * philosophical materialism

    See also

    * idealism * physicalism