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Nominalism - Wikipedia
In metaphysics, nominalism is the view that universals and abstract objects do not actually exist other than being merely names or labels. [1][2] There are two main versions of nominalism.
Nominalism in Metaphysics - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Nominalism is an exclusionary thesis in ontology. It asserts that there are no entities of certain sorts. Precisely which entities it excludes depends on the relevant variety of nominalism, but nominalist theses typically deny the existence of universals or abstract entities.
Nominalism | Medieval Philosophy, Ontology & Metaphysics | Britannica
Nominalism, in philosophy, position taken in the dispute over universals—words that can be applied to individual things having something in common—that flourished especially in late medieval times.
Nominalism - Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
‘Nominalism’ refers to a reductionist approach to problems about the existence and nature of abstract entities; it thus stands opposed to Platonism and realism.
Nominalism - Philopedia
Nominalism is the broad family of philosophical views that deny the existence of universals and other robust abstract objects in favor of a world composed fundamentally of particulars.
Nominalism - New World Encyclopedia
Nominalism is the philosophical view that abstract concepts, general terms, or universals have no independent existence but exist only as names. It also claims that various individual objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name.
NOMINALISM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of NOMINALISM is a theory that there are no universal essences in reality and that the mind can frame no single concept or image corresponding to any universal or general term.
Understand the Philosophical Theories of Nominalism and Realism - ThoughtCo
Learn about the philosophical theories of nominalism and realism, including how each interprets reality.
Ideas Have Consequences: Why the rise of nominalism is such a big deal ...
Nominalism is the denial of the existence of universals. There are many theories of universals and there is room for debating the adequacy of these theories within philosophy.
What is Nominalism? - PHILO-notes
Nominalists argue that all abstract concepts are mere names or labels that we use to describe concrete things or events. Nominalism emerged as a reaction against the Aristotelian philosophy of the time and had far-reaching consequences for philosophy, theology, and science.
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