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conceptualism

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构思主义,概念主义,观念主义,理念主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Philosophy.

    • : any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts.Compare nominalism, realism.

Examples

  • Conceptualism exploded the art experience, made it an idea and experience, and something more than purely visual.

  • So far nominalism and conceptualism—the theory that kinds exist only in words or in ideas—was on the right track.

  • The view of Socrates is the meeting-point of the other two, just as conceptualism is the meeting-point of nominalism and realism.

  • The names by which the three doctrines are respectively designated are, Realism, Nominalism, and Conceptualism.

  • The term Concept has no necessary connection with the theory called Conceptualism.

  • Nominalism is covered by empirical tendencies, and conceptualism by modern idealism.