Translation guide
The philosophical or religious concept that reality consists of two fundamental and often opposing principles, such as mind and body, good and evil, or yin and yang.
dualism (philosophy/religion)
The idea that mind and body are separate substances.
Standard term for dualism in philosophy, especially mind-body dualism.
Descartes proposed mind-body dualism.
Specifically mind-body dualism.
Mind-body dualism is still debated in modern philosophy.
The belief in two opposing cosmic forces of good and evil.
The complementary duality of yin and yang in Chinese philosophy.
Any division into two mutually exclusive or opposed groups.
In Japanese, 二元論 is the standard translation for 'dualism' in most academic contexts. Specify the type (e.g., 心身二元論 for mind-body) when clarity is needed.
That myth exhibits a dualism of good and evil.
The yin-yang theory explains all natural phenomena.
This novel depicts the binary opposition of good and evil.
その分類は単純な二分法に基づいている。
The classification is based on a simple dichotomy.