Het nominalisme
Example: Het nominalisme stelt dat algemene begrippen slechts namen zijn zonder echte werkelijkheid.
Definition
"Het nominalisme" is a philosophical doctrine that asserts general concepts or universals are merely names without any corresponding reality. It denies the existence of abstract entities outside of specific, individual objects, emphasizing that only particular things truly exist.
Etymology
The term "het nominalisme" comes from the Latin word 'nomen,' meaning 'name.' It originated in medieval philosophy when thinkers debated whether universals existed independently or were simply names given to groups of individual objects. Did you know that 'nominalism' literally means the belief in names?
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