Monism vs. Dualism

Monismnoun

The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.

Monismnoun

That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; - the opposite of dualism.

Monismnoun

See Monogenesis, 1.

Monismnoun

The doctrine that the universe is an organized unitary being or total self-inclusive structure.

Monismnoun

the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

Monism

Monism attributes oneness or singleness (Greek: μόνος) to a concept e.g., existence. Various kinds of monism can be distinguished: Priority monism states that all existing things go back to a source that is distinct from them; e.g., in Neoplatonism everything is derived from The One.

Dualismnoun

Duality; the condition of being double.

Dualismnoun

(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.

Dualismnoun

(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.

Dualismnoun

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.

Dualismnoun

State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction

Dualismnoun

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