"property dualism" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (philosophy) The doctrine that only material substances exist and may possess both physical and nonphysical properties. Tags: uncountable Related terms: substance dualism Translations (Translations): Eigenschaftsdualismus [masculine] (German), dualizm własności [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), egenskapsdualism [common-gender] (Swedish)
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