nominalist

A philosopher who adheres to the doctrine of nominalism, which holds that universals or abstract concepts have no independent existence and exist only as names or labels for particular objects.

• 🇩🇪Philosoph, der die Lehre des Nominalismus vertritt, wonach Universalien oder abstrakte Begriffe keine unabhängige Existenz haben, sondern nur Namen oder Etiketten für konkrete Dinge sind.

1. Philosopher of Nominalism C2 formal

   A philosopher who adheres to the doctrine of nominalism, which holds that universal concepts or abstract objects do not exist independently but are merely names or labels for individual objects.

   • The nominalist argued that 'beauty' is just a word, not a real thing.
   • Medieval nominalists like William of Ockham challenged the idea of universal essences.
   • A nominalist would say that only individual trees exist, not the concept of 'tree'.

   🇩🇪Nominalist

   Antonyme: platonistrealist

• nominalists plural form
• nominalists' possessive plural form
• nominalist's possessive singular form