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| − | '''Realists''' were [[Scholasticism|Scholasticists]] who preferred the works of [[Plato]] and his belief that universals existed in their own right. This view was at odds with [[Nominalism]].<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> Conceptualism designates several metaphysical doctrines proposing a compromise between realism and nominalism which regard universals as concepts. Compare [[Idea]]. | + | '''Realists''' were [[Scholasticism|Scholasticists]] who preferred the works of [[Plato]] and his belief that universals existed in their own right. This view was at odds with [[Nominalism]].<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> Conceptualism designates several metaphysical doctrines proposing a compromise between realism and nominalism which regard universals as concepts. Compare [[Idea]] and [[Idealism]]. |
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Realists were Scholasticists who preferred the works of Plato and his belief that universals existed in their own right. This view was at odds with Nominalism.[1] Conceptualism designates several metaphysical doctrines proposing a compromise between realism and nominalism which regard universals as concepts. Compare Idea and Idealism.
References
- ↑ The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989