Dualism vs Scientism - What's the difference?
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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.
The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences ; the belief are applicable to all other disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable.