nominalism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French nominalisme. By surface analysis, nominal + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
nominality · problem of universals · universalism · nominalness
Translations (12)
el νομιναλισμός (doctrine) · tr adcılık (doctrine) · cmn 唯名論 /唯名论 (doctrine) · pl nominalizm (doctrine) · cs nominalismus (doctrine) · fi nominalismi (doctrine) · sv nominalism (doctrine) · hy նոմինալիզմ (doctrine) · ga ainmníochas (doctrine) · el ονοματοκρατία (doctrine) · pt nominalismo (doctrine) · ru номинализм (doctrine)