Theory of the mind as a non-physical thing. According to dualism, although the brain is a physical substance, the mind (or soul) is a non-physical substance, sharing no properties with any physical substance. Minds, on the dualists’ hypothesis,...

A philosophical or religious doctrine which posits two ultimate beings. The universe is perceived as a cosmic struggle between the forces of good and the forces of evil, or *God and the *Devil. Although this doctrine was found among the *gnostics and...

. Any view which claims to see in the universe as a whole or in some area of concern just two fundamental entities or kinds of entity or properties, e.g. the views that a person’s mind and body are irreducibly different entities, or that physical...

A learning style which is similar to surface processing in that it seeks to acquire facts and, in addition, sees everything in terms of correctness or incorrectness, right or...

Dualism denotes a state of two parts. The word's origin is the Latin duo, "two" . The term 'dualism' was originally coined to denote co-eternal binary opposition, a meaning that is preserved in metaphysical and philosophical discourse but has been...

Mark Glazebrook applauds Gilbert & George's latest work at the Venice Biennale When I was learning some art history by teaching it, at Maidstone College of Art some 40 years ago, there was a student who invariably raised his hand after each lecture,...

Dualism, the belief that all reality consists of two irreducible forms, matter and spirit, gives us an important perspective on the phenomenon of religion. Today, dualism is the most distinctive feature of religion in the United States, something secular humanists may not completely...

There are some lessons that can’t be transmitted down the generations (or else this column would not be a regular feature) and the most conspicuous of these is the choice of your life partner. There’s no damn heritability. In fact, this is a case where...

Woody Allen’s Match Point, from his own screenplay, was reportedly well received in Cannes earlier this year, especially (and not surprisingly) by the French critics. It was less well received by the British critics in London, where the movie was filmed. I have experienced mixed...