Associations to the word «Nominalism»
Noun
- Realism
- Universal
- Idealism
- Scholastic
- Chaucer
- Ism
- Plato
- Materialism
- Particular
- Humanism
- Theology
- Predicate
- Aristotle
- Locke
- Philosophy
- Gabriel
- Harvest
- Goodman
- Logic
- Paradigm
- Resemblance
- Weaver
- Saxony
- Doctrine
- Philosopher
- Entity
- Critique
- Names
- Theologian
- Cal
- Mathematic
- Rapid
- Essence
- Luther
- Of
- Conception
- Reality
- Concept
- Theory
- Existence
- Notion
- Meaning
- Catholic
- Discourse
- Encyclopedia
- Object
- Dispute
- Debate
- Phenomenon
- Triumph
- Mi
- Distinction
- Grammar
- Middle
- Baker
- Decline
- View
- Individual
- Idea
- Truth
- Argument
- Influence
- William
- Sense
- Thought
Adjective
Wiktionary
NOMINALISM, noun. (philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
Dictionary definition
NOMINALISM, noun. (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.