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Platonism vs Nominalism - What's the difference?

platonism | nominalism |

As nouns the difference between platonism and nominalism

is that platonism is alternative case form of Platonism while nominalism is a doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

As a proper noun Platonism

is the philosophy of Plato.

platonism

English

(wikipedia Platonism)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The philosophy of Plato.

    • References

    * OED2 English words suffixed with -ism

    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