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  1. nominalisticadjective

    of or relating to nominalism

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  1. nominalisticadjective

    Having a nominalist character

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  1. nominalistic

    In metaphysics, nominalism is the view that universals and abstract objects do not actually exist other than being merely names or labels. There are at least two main versions of nominalism. One version denies the existence of universals – things that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things (e.g., strength, humanity). The other version specifically denies the existence of abstract objects – objects that do not exist in space and time.Most nominalists have held that only physical particulars in space and time are real, and that universals exist only post res, that is, subsequent to particular things. However, some versions of nominalism hold that some particulars are abstract entities (e.g., numbers), while others are concrete entities – entities that do exist in space and time (e.g., pillars, snakes, bananas). Nominalism is primarily a position on the problem of universals. It is opposed to realist philosophies, such as Platonic realism, which assert that universals do exist over and above particulars, and to the hylomorphic substance theory of Aristotle, which asserts that universals are immanently real within them. However, the name "nominalism" emerged from debates in medieval philosophy with Roscellinus. The term nominalism stems from the Latin nomen, "name". John Stuart Mill summarised nominalism in the apothegm "there is nothing general except names".In philosophy of law, nominalism finds its application in what is called constitutional nominalism.

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  1. nominalistic

    Nominalistic refers to a philosophical viewpoint or doctrine that denies the existence of universals or abstract entities and asserts that only individuals or particular things exist. It argues that all relationships and characteristics of individuals are dependent on their names or labels. This approach is also known as nominalism.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nominalisticadjective

    of or pertaining to the Nominalists

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nominalistic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nominalistic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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