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.
二元論
dualism (philosophy/religion)
The idea that mind and body are separate substances.
Standard term for dualism in philosophy, especially mind-body dualism.
デカルトは心身二元論を提唱した。
Descartes proposed mind-body dualism.
Specifically mind-body dualism.
心身二元論は現代哲学でも議論されている。
Mind-body dualism is still debated in modern philosophy.
The belief in two opposing cosmic forces of good and evil.
Also used for religious dualism, such as in Zoroastrianism or Manichaeism.
ゾロアスター教は善悪二元論で知られている。
Zoroastrianism is known for its dualism of good and evil.
Explicitly good-evil dualism.
その神話には善悪二元論が見られる。
That myth exhibits a dualism of good and evil.
The complementary duality of yin and yang in Chinese philosophy.
Refers to the yin-yang dualism in Daoism and traditional Chinese thought.
陰陽二元論は東洋思想の基礎である。
Yin-yang dualism is the foundation of Eastern thought.
The theory of yin and yang; often used in historical or philosophical contexts.
陰陽説は自然界のあらゆる現象を説明する。
The yin-yang theory explains all natural phenomena.
Any division into two mutually exclusive or opposed groups.
Can be used metaphorically for any strict dichotomy.
彼の議論は単純な二元論に陥っている。
His argument falls into a simplistic dualism.
Binary opposition, often used in structuralism or critical theory.
この小説は善と悪の二項対立を描いている。
This novel depicts the binary opposition of good and evil.
Dichotomy, a division into two parts; more formal or logical.
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.
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.