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nominalism

nominalism Nominalism is the view that universals do not have objective existence or validity.

Nominalism is the view that universals do not have objective existence or validity. In its strongest form, it holds that such general concepts are only names created in language for convenient communication.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Nominalism” (Nominalism).
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