Dualism
Dualism
Dualism (/ˈdjuːəlɪzəm/; from the Latin word duo meaning "two") denotes the state of two parts. The term 'dualism' was originally coined to denote co-eternal binary opposition, a meaning that is preserved in metaphysical and philosophical duality discourse but has been more generalized in other usages to indicate a system which contains two essential parts.
Etymology
The word dualism comes from the Latin duo, meaning "two". It first appeared in the 18th century, in a metaphysical context, to denote a binary opposition or a system that contains two essential parts.
Medical Dualism
In the field of medicine, dualism refers to the concept that the mind and body are two distinct entities that interact. This concept is central to many medical models, particularly in psychiatry and psychology, where it is used to understand the complex interplay between mental and physical health.
Related Terms
- Monism: The philosophical belief that a variety of existing things can be explained in terms of a single reality or substance.
- Mind-body dualism: A philosophical set of views about the relationship between mind and matter, which begins with the claim that mental phenomena are, in some respects, non-physical.
- Physicalism: The philosophical position that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties.
- Idealism: The group of philosophies which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dualism
- Wikipedia's article - Dualism
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