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nominalism
Nominalism (noun) means the philosophical view that general ideas are just names we give to groups of real things, and do not exist on their own.
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The philosophical view that general ideas are just names we give to groups of real things, and do not exist on their own.
"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."
— Meghan O'Gieblyn (2021)
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Etymology
From French nominalisme; by surface analysis, formed from nominal and -ism.
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realism
fatalism
idealism
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socialism
vandalism
federalism
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liberalism
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What is the meaning of nominalism?
"nominalism" (noun) means the philosophical view that general ideas are just names we give to groups of real things, and do not exist on their own.
What is the opposite of nominalism?
The opposite of "nominalism" is realism.
