dualist

• Person, die dem Dualismus folgt – einer philosophischen oder religiösen Lehre, die zwei grundlegende Prinzipien oder Substanzen annimmt, etwa Geist und Materie.

A noun referring to a person who adheres to dualism, a philosophical or religious doctrine that posits two fundamental principles or substances, such as mind and matter.

1. Adherent of DualismC2formal

   A person who believes in dualism, the concept that two fundamental and often opposing forces or principles exist, such as mind and matter, or good and evil.

   Anhänger des Dualismus

   • As a dualist, he argued that the mind and body are separate entities.
   • The philosopher was a famous dualist, defending the separation of spirit and matter.
   • Dualists in some religions believe in the eternal struggle between light and darkness.
   • Being a dualist, she viewed human experience as a conflict between physical desires and spiritual ideals.