different between dualism vs idealism

English

Etymology

dual +? -ism

Noun

dualism (countable and uncountable, plural dualisms)

1. Duality; the condition of being double.
2. (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.
3. (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.
4. (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.

Derived terms

• Cartesian dualism
• predicate dualism
• property dualism
• substance dualism

Related terms

• dual
• duality

Translations

See also

• monism
• nondualism

Anagrams

• dual SIM, dual-SIM

Romanian

Etymology

From French dualisme

Noun

dualism n (uncountable)

1. dualism

Declension

English

Etymology

First attested 1796, from ideal +? -ism.

Noun

idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms)

1. The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
2. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.
3. (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

   Synonym: philosophical idealism

   Antonym: materialism

Derived terms

• epistemological idealism
• metaphysical idealism

Related terms

• idealist
• idealistic
• idealistically
• perfectionism

Translations

See also

• realism
• pragmatism
• materialism
• physicalism

References

• idealism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• idealism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• "idealism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 152.

Anagrams

• email IDs, miladies

Romanian

Etymology

From French idéalisme

Noun

idealism n (uncountable)

1. idealism

Declension

Related terms

• ideal
• idealist