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conceptualism

/kənˈsep.tʃu.ə.lɪ.zəm/

Traduction: Doctrine philosophique selon laquelle l'application d'un terme général à divers objets implique l'existence d'une entité mentale qui sert d'intermédiaire dans cette application.

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noun

/kənˈsep.tʃu.ə.lɪ.zəm/C2formalart
  • frDoctrine philosophique selon laquelle l'application d'un terme général à divers objets implique l'existence d'une entité mentale qui sert d'intermédiaire dans cette application.

A philosophical doctrine asserting that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application.

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  1. Philosophical doctrineC2formal

    The theory that universals exist only as mental concepts or ideas, mediating the application of general terms to particular objects.

    frConceptualisme (philosophie)

    • Conceptualism argues that the concept of 'beauty' exists in the mind, not in the objects themselves.
    • Medieval philosophers debated conceptualism as a middle ground between realism and nominalism.
    • According to conceptualism, the term 'tree' refers to a mental construct that helps us identify individual trees.

    Antonymesnominalismrealism

Formes
  • conceptualisms plural form
  • conceptualisms' possessive plural form
  • conceptualism's possessive singular form