- conceptualism
- theory that universal truths exist as mental concepts
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conceptualism — CONCEPTUALÍSM s.n. Concepţie filosofică scolastică, iniţiată de Abélard, care recunoaşte existenţa mintală a generalului, a conceptelor. [pr.: tu a ] – Din fr. conceptualisme. Trimis de dante, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 conceptualísm s. n. (sil … Dicționar Român
conceptualism — Conceptualism is the view that universals are mental concepts of classification rather than objective realities exemplified in the world. As such, this theory takes a middle position on universals, affirming neither realism nor nominalism. The … Christian Philosophy
Conceptualism — Con*cep tu*al*ism, n. (Metaph.) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects. Stewart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conceptualism — [kən sep′cho͞o əliz΄əm] n. the doctrine, intermediate between nominalism and realism, that universals exist explicitly in the mind as concepts, and implicitly in things as shared qualities conceptualist n. conceptualistic adj … English World dictionary
Conceptualism — For the postmodern art movement, see conceptual art. Conceptualism is a philosophical theory that explains universality of particulars as conceptualized frameworks situated within the thinking mind.[1] Intermediate between Nominalism and Realism … Wikipedia
conceptualism — The theory of universals that sees them as shadows of our grasp of concepts. Conceptualism lies midway between out and out nominalism, holding that nothing is common to objects except our applying the same words to them, and any realism which… … Philosophy dictionary
Conceptualism, Nominalism, Realism — • The theories that have been proposed as solutions of the problem of universals Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
conceptualism — noun Date: circa 1838 1. a theory in philosophy intermediate between realism and nominalism that universals exist in the mind as concepts of discourse or as predicates which may be properly affirmed of reality 2. often capitalized conceptual art… … New Collegiate Dictionary
conceptualism — conceptualist, n. conceptualistic, adj. conceptualistically, adv. /keuhn sep chooh euh liz euhm/, n. Philos. any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Cf. nominalism,… … Universalium
conceptualism — noun The art movement towards conceptual art … Wiktionary
