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dualism
(encz) | dualism,dualismus |
Dualism
(gcide) | Dualism \Du"al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. dualisme.]
State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any
system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold
distinction; as:
(a) (Philos.) A view of man as constituted of two original
and independent elements, as matter and spirit. (Theol.)
(b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original
principles, one good and the other evil.
(c) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the
arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal
foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the
reprobate.
(d) (Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts
independently of the other.
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An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each
thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make
it whole. --Emerson.
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dualism
(wn) | dualism
n 1: the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing
elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and
body), or good and evil |
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gradualism
(encz) | gradualism,pozvolný postup Jaroslav Šedivý |
individualism
(encz) | individualism,individualismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
rugged individualism
(encz) | rugged individualism, n: |
dualismus
(czen) | dualismus,dualism |
individualismus
(czen) | individualismus,individualismn: Zdeněk Brož |
Dualism
(gcide) | Dualism \Du"al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. dualisme.]
State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any
system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold
distinction; as:
(a) (Philos.) A view of man as constituted of two original
and independent elements, as matter and spirit. (Theol.)
(b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original
principles, one good and the other evil.
(c) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the
arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal
foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the
reprobate.
(d) (Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts
independently of the other.
[1913 Webster]
An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each
thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make
it whole. --Emerson.
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Individualism
(gcide) | Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]
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1. The quality of being individual; individuality;
personality.
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2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal
interest; self-interest; selfishness.
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The selfishness of the small proprietor has been
described by the best writers as individualism.
--Ed. Rev.
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3. The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining
individuality, or independence of the individual, in
action; the theory or practice of maintaining the
independence of individual initiative, action, and
interests, as in industrial organization or in government.
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individualism
(wn) | individualism
n 1: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the
movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn:
individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant:
commonality, commonness]
2: a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue
of self-reliance and personal independence
3: the doctrine that government should not interfere in
commercial affairs [syn: individualism, laissez faire] |
rugged individualism
(wn) | rugged individualism
n 1: individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not
only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free
competition |
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