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SILHOUETTES
Heterotes
The term “heterotès” means “other” or “different”. It is used to express the concept of difference, otherness or diversity. It refers to the state or quality of being different or distinct from something else. This term emphasizes opposition to a norm, preexisting state, or other entity. In the philosophical context, "heterotes" can be used to refer to the duality ou the plurality inherent in existence and reality. It is often used to emphasize the diversity of forms, aspects of the universe or human experience.
HETEROTES
Anima
The term “Anima” originates from Latin and represents the duality that exists between the conscious and the unconscious.
This duality refers to the coexistence of two levels of functioning of the human mind that are considered distinct. The conscious includes the thoughts, perceptions, feelings and experiences of which we are directly aware. The unconscious contains thoughts, memories, emotions, desires and motivations that are often repressed, concealed or inaccessible to ordinary consciousness.
ANIMA
Agathos
The term "Agathos" comes from ancient Greek and allows to express the internal duality of the individual between positive and negative tendencies. This involves recognizing that each individual may have opposing aspects within them that co-exist, forming a complex internal duality.
AGATHOS
Apeiron
In pre-Socratic philosophy, this term refers to the duality between infinity and reason. The notion of Apeiron is linked to the duality between order and chaos, the finite and the infinite, the determined and the indeterminate.
The Apeiron is often described as being eternal, unalterable and immutable. It is the source of all existing things, but it is not itself an identifiable or definable thing.
APEIRON
Dyade
The term "dyade" is derived from the ancient Greek "dyas" which means "two". It is used to describe a pair or duality of two closely related or interdependent elements. In philosophy, the dyad is used to describe a pair of complementary opposites. It can refer to concepts such as good and evil, soul and body, man and nature.
DYADE
Asadhu
in the talexte of duality, 'asadhu' is seen as a manifestation of moral or ethical duality, where good and evil, virtue and vice, desire and detachment are in opposition.
This duality can serve as a point of reflection for evaluating and choosing actions that lead to virtue rather than vice, to goodness rather than malevolence.
ASADHU
Ma'at
In Egyptian thought, Ma'at was seen as a primordial force that maintained cosmic order and regulated the interactions between human beings, the gods, and the natural world. Ma'at represents the fundamental duality between order and disorder, truth and falsehood in the ancient Egyptian conception of the world. Its importance lies in finding a harmonious balance between these opposing forces to maintain order and harmony in individual and collective life.
MAAT
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