conceptualism

Noun

Meaning

A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects.

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Tactically, conceptualism is no doubt the strongest position of the three; for the tired nominalist can lapse into conceptualism and still allay his puritanic conscience with the reflection that he has not quite taken to eating lotus with the Platonists. Willard van Orman Quine

If resemblances between individuals are asserted, conceptualism becomes moderate realism; if they are denied, it collapses into nominalism. Source: Internet

Nominalism Nominalists hold that universals are not real mind-independent entities but either merely concepts (sometimes called "conceptualism") or merely names. Source: Internet

Robert Archambeau is a poet and critic whose most recent book is Inventions of a Barbarous Age: Poetry from Conceptualism to Rhyme. Source: Internet

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