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History
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Varieties
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The problem of universals
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References and further reading
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Overview
- Metaphysics
- Universals Universal (metaphysics)
- Abstract objects Abstract object
- Particulars Particular
- Entities Entity
- Numbers Number
- Problem of universals
- Realist Philosophical realism
- Platonic realism
- Hylomorphic Hylomorphism
- Immanently real Immanent realism
- Roscellinus
- Latin
- John Stuart Mill
- Aphorism
- Philosophy of law
History
- Plato
- Western philosophy
- Realist Realism (philosophy)
- Republic The Republic (Plato)
- Form Theory of Forms
- Aristotle
- Sophistical Refutations
- Stoics
- Chrysippus
- Medieval philosophy
- Theologian Theology
- Peter Abelard
- William of Ockham
- Conceptualism
- Ockham's razor
- Modern philosophy
- Thomas Hobbes
- Pierre Gassendi
- Contemporary Contemporary philosophy
- Analytic philosophy
- Rudolf Carnap
- Nelson Goodman
- H. H. Price
- D. C. Williams
- Modernity
- Michael Allen Gillespie
- Nation state
- Indian philosophy
- Purva Mimamsa
- Nyaya
The problem of universals
- Kermit the Frog
- Existence
- Abstract Abstraction
- Part Part (mathematics)
- Exemplification
- Theory of the forms
- Naturalists Metaphysical naturalism
- Neoplatonists
- Plotinus
- Augustine Augustine of Hippo
- Instantiation Instantiation principle
- Relation Logic of relatives
- Mind
- Moderate realists Moderate realism
- Blue-green distinction Blue–green distinction in language
- Colexified Colexification
- Ontologies Ontology
- W. V. O. Quine
Varieties
- Resemble Similarity (philosophy)
- Kind Natural kind
- Vicious Virtuous circle and vicious circle
- Anthony Quinton Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton
- Trope nominalism
- Objective Objectivity (science)
- Physics
- Indiscernibility
- David Armstrong David Malet Armstrong
- Ian Hacking
- Social constructionism
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Set theory
- Stanisław Leśniewski
- Mereology
- Cantorian set theory
- Empty set
- Singleton Singleton (mathematics)
- Extensionality
- Richard Milton Martin
- Willard Quine
- Universes Universe (mathematics)
- Foundations of mathematics
- Sets Set (mathematics)
- Quantified variables Quantifier (logic)
- Points Point (geometry)
- Ordered pairs Ordered pair
Criticisms
- John Buridan
- Georg Cantor
- Richard Dedekind
- Karl Weierstrass
- Infinitesimals Infinitesimal
- Constructivist Constructivism (mathematics)
- Errett Bishop
- Law of excluded middle
- Carl Boyer
- Judith Grabiner
- Cauchy
References and further reading
- Adams, Marilyn McCord Marilyn McCord Adams
- American Heritage Dictionary
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Burgess, John John P. Burgess
- Adam Wodeham
- Feibleman, James K. James Feibleman
- Mikhail G. Katz Mikhail Katz
- Foundations of Science
- Doi Doi (identifier)
- Wayback Machine
- Oberman, Heiko Heiko Oberman
- Gabriel Biel
- Baker Academic
- Wyclif
- Scholastic Scholasticism
- Cambridge University Press
- Russell, Bertrand Bertrand Russell
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Nodes131
Edges130
Triples265
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1
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related to References and further reading · 129
Nominalism → Adam Wodeham, Adams, American Heritage Dictionary, An Examination, An Introduction, Appearance, Baker Academic, Being, Bertrand, Bjork, Borges, Brill, Burgess, Burgessian Critique, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Ch, Chapter XVII Archived, Co, Contemporary Mathematics
related to External links · 39
Nominalism → Anna-Sofia, Bradley, Burgess, Conceptualism, Dowden, Edward, Eric, Fieser, Gonzalo, Gyula, In Zalta, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, Literary Questions, Logic, MacLeod, Mary, Mathematics, Maurin
related to Medieval philosophy · 17
Nominalism → Abelard's, Accordingly, As, Critics, French, If, In, MacLeod, Nominalist, Ockham, Ockham's, Peter Abelard, Roscellinus, Rubenstein, Socrates, This, William
related to Historical origins of the term · 14
Nominalism → As, Aware, Buridan, However, John Buridan, Marsilius, More, Ockham, Robert Pasnau, The, This, Traditionally, While, William
related to Mathematical nominalism · 14
Nominalism → Cantorian, Classes, Collections, For, For Goodman, Goodman, Hence, Leśniewski, Nelson Goodman, Quine, Richard Milton Martin, Stanisław Leśniewski, The, Willard Quine
related to Nominalist reconstructions in mathematics · 13
Nominalism → Burgess, Burgessian, Carl Boyer, Cauchy's, Errett Bishop, Georg Cantor, Judith Grabiner, Karl Weierstrass, Meanwhile, Richard Dedekind, Rosen, Thus, Weierstrassian
related to Varieties · 11
Nominalism → And, Fluffy, It, Kitzler, One, Others, Proponents, Some, The, There, This
related to The problem of universals · 10
Nominalism → Fluffy, For, Frog, Greenness, In, Kermit, Kitzler, One, The Platonist, With
related to Modern and contemporary philosophy · 7
Nominalism → In, Nelson Goodman, Pierre Gassendi, Price, Rudolf Carnap, Thomas Hobbes, Williams
see also · 6
Nominalism → AbstractionAbstract, IdeaIdeas Have ConsequencesLinguistic, NamesSubstantial, Ockham, School, William
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Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Nominalism | is a | view that universals and abstract objects do not actually exist other than being merely names or labels | 0.90 | text |
| Nominalism | is a | hypothesis that science | 0.90 | text |
| Nominalism | is a | project of replacing current scientific theories by alternatives dispensing with mathematical objects | 0.90 | text |
| John Buridan | instance of | with figures | 0.80 | text |
| William of Ockham viewed as founding figures | instance of | with figures | 0.80 | text |
| Nominalism | related to External links | Rodriguez-Pereyra | 0.60 | section |
| Nominalism | related to External links | Gonzalo | 0.60 | section |
| Nominalism | related to External links | Metaphysics | 0.60 | section |
| Nominalism | related to External links | In Zalta | 0.60 | section |
| Nominalism | related to External links | Edward | 0.60 | section |
| Nominalism | related to External links | Stanford Encyclopedia | 0.60 | section |
| Nominalism | related to External links | Philosophy | 0.60 | section |
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