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nominalist Meaning
nominalist (n)
a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism
nominalist (n.)
One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.
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a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalismOne of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conc
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Nominalists rejected the idea that universals existed independently of particulars.
William of Ockham was a prominent exponent of nominalism in the late Middle Ages.
Nominalists argued that only individual objects existed, and that abstract concepts were merely mental constructs.
The nominalist movement challenged the prevailing realist ontology of the time.
