nominalism
nominalism noun: a doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
Noun
nominalism (countable and uncountable, plural nominalisms)
- A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
- Blumenberg's thesis, which has since been reiterated by a number of philosophers and historians, is that nominalism, as it became widespread in Protestant theology, led to the Enlightenment, disenchantment, and the scientific revolution.2021, Meghan O'Gieblyn, chapter 11, in God, Human, Animal, Machine […] , →ISBN
- Antonyms:
- realism
nominalism meaning in Tamil
nominalism in Tamil
- சொற்பொருள் வாதம்
Antonyms of nominalism
Forms of nominalism
| plural | nominalisms |
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Origin of nominalism
From French nominalisme. By surface analysis, nominal + -ism.
Words formed from nominalism
Questions about nominalism
- What does nominalism mean?
- Nominalism means a doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
- What is nominalism in Tamil?
- Nominalism in Tamil is சொற்பொருள் வாதம். See Nominalism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nominalism?
- Nominalism is a noun.
- What is the plural of nominalism?
- The plural of nominalism is nominalisms.
Words near nominalism in the dictionary
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