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noun - (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
The doctrine holding that abstract concepts, general terms, or universals have no objective reference but exist only as names.
NOMINALISM - In philosophical ontology, nominalism is a philosophical view which denies the existence of universals and abstract objects, but affirms the existenc...
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| Philosophy The doctrine holding that abstract concepts, general terms, or universals have no independent existence but exist only as names. |
| (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name |
| The doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality. Only particular objects exist, and properties, numbers, and sets are merely features of the way of considering the things that exist. Important in medieval scholastic thought, nominalism is associated particularly with William of Occam. |
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In philosophical ontology, nominalism is a philosophical view which denies the existence of universals and abstract objects, but affirms the existence of general or abstract terms and predicates. There are at least two main versions of nominalism. One version denies the existence of universals things that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things (e.g., strength, humanity). The other version specifically denies the existence of abstract objects objects that do not exist in space and time.Most nominalists have held that only physical particulars in space and time are real, and that universals exist only post res, that is, subsequent to particular things. However, some versions of nominalism hold that some particulars are abstract entities (e.g., numbers), while others are concrete entities entities that do exist in space and time (e.g., pillars, snakes, bananas). * Nominalism is primarily a position on the problem of universals, which dates back at least to Plato, an |