Nominalism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nominalism \Nom"i*nal*ism\, n.
     The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nominalism
       n : (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled
           by the same term have nothing in common but their name

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "nominalism":
     differentiation, differentness, distinctiveness, egohood,
     human factor, identity, individualism, individuality, integrity,
     nonconformity, oneness, particularism, particularity,
     personal equation, personal identity, personality, personship,
     self-identity, selfhood, selfness, singularity, soul, uniqueness