| A detailed discussion of monism and dualism is outwith the scope of this text. |
| While dualism runs deep in our traditions, it is only with Descartes that body and mind are defined in terms of mutual exclusivity. |
| People can reject dualism at a conscious level, but the intuitive sense that body and soul exist is here to stay. |
| The polarity between male and female is, following Philo's procedure, often allegorized as an anthropological dualism or dichotomy. |
| The crisis over identity was profound, for Gnostic dualism had a number of corollaries. |
| Essentially, this takes the form of an oppositional dualism that frequently manifests itself in demonstrably puerile ways. |
