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platonist

/ˈpleɪ.tə.nɪst/

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noun

/ˈpleɪ.tə.nɪst/C2formal
  • ruЧеловек, который поддерживает или следует философским доктринам платонизма, особенно теории идей и стремлению к идеальным истинам.

A person who advocates or follows the philosophical doctrines of Platonism, especially the theory of Forms and the pursuit of ideal truths.

proper noun

  1. Follower of PlatonismC1formal

    A person who adheres to or advocates the philosophical system of Plato, emphasizing the existence of abstract, ideal forms as the true reality.

    ruПоследователь платонизма

    • As a Platonist, she believed that physical objects are imperfect copies of ideal forms.
    • The debate between the Platonist and the empiricist lasted for hours.
    • Many Renaissance thinkers were Platonists, reviving ancient ideas about the soul.
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