Conceptualism, Nominalism, Realism

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• Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism — • The theories that have been proposed as solutions of the problem of universals Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism     Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Nominalism — is a metaphysical view in philosophy according to which general or abstract terms and predicates exist, while universals or abstract objects, which are sometimes thought to correspond to these terms, do not exist.[1] Thus, there are at least two… …   Wikipedia

• realism — /ree euh liz euhm/, n. 1. interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc. 2. the tendency to view or represent things as they really are. 3. Fine Arts. a. treatment of forms, colors, space, etc …   Universalium

• Conceptualism — For the postmodern art movement, see conceptual art. Conceptualism is a philosophical theory that explains universality of particulars as conceptualized frameworks situated within the thinking mind.[1] Intermediate between Nominalism and Realism …   Wikipedia

• conceptualism — conceptualist, n. conceptualistic, adj. conceptualistically, adv. /keuhn sep chooh euh liz euhm/, n. Philos. any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Cf. nominalism,… …   Universalium

• conceptualism — con•cep•tu•al•ism [[t]kənˈsɛp tʃu əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts Compare nominalism,realism 5), a) 2) fia conceptual art • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• nominalism — nom•i•nal•ism [[t]ˈnɒm ə nlˌɪz əm[/t]] n. pho the philosophical doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them Compare conceptualism 1) realism 5) …   From formal English to slang

• nominalism —    Nominalism is the view, opposed to realism (also called Platonism ), that universals (such as truth, beauty and goodness) do not have a mind independent existence, but are merely linguistic items. The debate between nominalism and realism… …   Christian Philosophy

• Realism, Nominalism, Conceptualism — • The theories that have been proposed as solutions of the problem of universals Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• conceptualism —    Conceptualism is the view that universals are mental concepts of classification rather than objective realities exemplified in the world. As such, this theory takes a middle position on universals, affirming neither realism nor nominalism. The …   Christian Philosophy