dualists
Mind-matter distinction advocates
Dualists are people who believe in or advocate dualism—typically the philosophical view that reality consists of two fundamental substances or principles.
Most often this refers to mind-body dualism, the position that mental and physical phenomena are essentially different: Dualists argue that consciousness cannot be reduced to brain activity.
The term also applies to religious frameworks positing two opposing forces, such as good and evil.
Of x-y coordinate geometry
- DescartesCogito ergo sum's author
- mind-bodyMental-physical relationship
- substancePhysical material with mass
- interactionismTheory of mutual social influence
parallelism · Platonism · metaphysics · ontology · consciousness · qualia · idealism · materialism
Consisting of two parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- twofoldConsisting of two parts
dyad · antithesis · yin-yang · complementary · juxtaposition · interplay · coexistence · symmetry
Those who contend
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- contendersThose seeking to win
- polemicistsAggressive debaters in writing
arguers · interlocutors · defenders · proponents · challengers · critics · apologists · advocates
Cartesian
Of x-y coordinate geometry
- DescartesCogito ergo sum's author
- mind-bodyMental-physical relationship
- substancePhysical material with mass
interactionism · parallelism · Platonism · metaphysics · ontology · consciousness · qualia · idealism · materialism · monism
binary
Consisting of two parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
twofold · dyad · antithesis · yin-yang · complementary · juxtaposition · interplay · coexistence · symmetry · tension
disputants
Those who contend
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- contendersThose seeking to win
polemicists · arguers · interlocutors · defenders · proponents · challengers · critics · apologists · advocates · antagonists
- mind theoriesmaterialists, functionalists, illusionists
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
dualistsmaterialists
Prioritizers of physical possessions
idealists · pluralists · naturalists · reductionists · nihilists
- property dualismMental traits aren't physical traits