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Dualism divides a domain or phenomenon into two separate principles or kinds.

Dualism is a family of views that posit a fundamental division into two separate principles or kinds. It typically emphasizes a sharp distinction between independent or antagonistic sides, but also includes theories in which the two sides are correlated or complementary. Dualism contrasts with monism, which rejects any fundamental division, and spans many domains. Mind–body dualism holds that mind and body are fundamentally different. Ethical dualism regards good and evil as antagonistic forces that govern human conduct and the cosmic order. Platonic dualism divides reality into timeless forms and mutable matter. Epistemological dualism posits an essential gap between the object of perception and the real object. Critics argue that dualism ignores continuities, creates pseudoproblems, or introduces evaluative biases. Dualism has its roots in antiquity as a key theme of various religious traditions, such as Zoroastrianism, Jainism, the yinyang school, Samkhya, Gnosticism, and Manichaeism. ( Full article... )

Qi Zai

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• ... that Kenyan waste picker John Chweya rose to represent waste pickers at UN conferences?
• ... that Rob Grant co-created Red Dwarf and its recent prequel , but he never saw the publication of the latter?
• ... that pornographic actress Josephine Jackson left Ukraine despite her philanthropic activities in support of army veterans?
• ... that you can sit in an Oval Office at the The People's House: A White House Experience ?
• ... that Attaher Maïga went from being punished for participating in a labor strike in French Sudan to becoming a member of its legislative assembly within six years?
• ... that " Be Like Water " is a Mandarin Chinese song recorded by two Malaysian Malay singers?
• ... that Empress Xiaojing was blind by the time she was reunited with her son after nearly thirty years of separation, and died shortly thereafter?
• ... that, despite funding 65 Carnegie libraries in New York City, Andrew Carnegie was prevented from attending the opening of the first one ?

Harald V in May 2026

• King Harald V of Norway (pictured) dies at the age of 89 and is succeeded by Haakon VIII .
• Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama dies at the age of 97.
• Bosnian Serb military officer and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in prison at the age of 84.
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Slava

• 1786 – Angered by high tax burdens and disfranchisement, farmers in western Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays began an armed uprising against the U.S. federal government .
• 1903 – Slava (pictured), the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.
• 1916 – Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act , the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.
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• 2007 – Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from North Dakota to Louisiana.