1) French word used in English 2) Philosophical doctrine 3) Philosophical theory
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Rejection of universals as anything more than figments of each person’s imagination; man knows things commonly only because of the accident of accepted language; universals are nothing more than words.
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doctrine that naming of things defines reality
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• (n.) The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists. • (n.) The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
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in philosophy, position taken in the dispute over universals—words that can be applied to individual things having something in common—that ... [13 related articles]
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In philosophy, usually as opposed to realism, the view that the names of abstract ideas (e.g., beauty) used in describing things (as in, a beautiful lake) are merely conventions or conveniences, and should not be taken to imply the actual existence of ,universals corresponding to those names.
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In philosophy, the theory that objects of general terms (such as `red` and `dog`) have nothing in common except the general term. Nominalists deny that the meaning of a general term is an...
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Nom'i·nal·ism noun The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
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Nominalism is a philosophical view which denies the existence of abstract objects and universals, holding that these are not required to explain the significance of words apparently referring to them. Nominalism holds that all that really exists are particular, usually physical, objects, and that properties, numbers, and sets (for instance) are not...
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n] - the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
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nominalism The philosophical doctrine that there are no realities other than concrete individual objects.
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noun (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
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(Lat. nominalis, belonging to a name) In scholastic philosophy, the theory that abstract or general terms, or universals, represent no objective real existents, but are mere words or names, mere vocal utterances, 'flatus vocis'. Reality is admitted only to actual physical particulars. Universals exist only post res. Opposite of Realism (q.v.) whic....
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(in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Cf.(def. 5a).
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