Dichotomist

/daɪˈkɒtəmɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who tends to divide things into two opposed categories or who studies and practices dichotomy.

Etymology

From 'dichotomy' plus the suffix '-ist' (one who practices or advocates). The Greek root 'dichotomia' combined with the agent noun suffix creates a term for someone who specializes in binary thinking.

Kelly Says

Philosophers have debated whether the universe is fundamentally dichotomous (mind vs. body, good vs. evil) or whether dichotomists are simply forcing complexity into false binaries.

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