Nominalism | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Nominalism


00:01:32 1 History
00:01:41 1.1 Ancient Greek philosophy
00:03:33 1.2 Medieval philosophy
00:05:30 1.3 Modern and contemporary philosophy
00:05:54 2 The problem of universals
00:09:14 3 Varieties
00:12:27 3.1 Analytic philosophy and mathematics
00:14:50 4 Criticisms
00:17:40 5 See also
00:18:22 6 Notes
00:18:31 7 References and further reading
00:21:52 8 External links



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In metaphysics, nominalism is a philosophical view which denies the existence of universals and abstract objects, but affirms the existence of general or abstract terms and predicates. 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, which dates back at least to Plato, and is opposed to realist philosophies, such as Platonic realism, which assert that universals do exist over and above particulars. However, the name "nominalism" emerged from debates in medieval philosophy with Roscellinus.
The term 'nominalism' stems from the Latin nomen, "name". For example, John Stuart Mill once wrote, that "there is nothing general except names".
In philosophy of law, nominalism finds its application in what is called constitutional nominalism.