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 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
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 - 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 - 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
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