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Nominalism vs Empiricist - What's the difference?

nominalism | empiricist |

As nouns the difference between nominalism and empiricist

is that nominalism is (philosophy) a doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects while empiricist is an advocate or supporter of empiricism.

nominalism

English

(wikipedia nominalism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

    • Antonyms

    * realism

    empiricist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an advocate or supporter of empiricism
    • * (English Citations of "empiricist")

    Related terms

    * empirical * empiricism