English-Thai Dictionary
nominalism
N ลัทธิ ความ เชื่อ ว่า ทุกสิ่ง เป็น เพียง นาม ที่ ตั้งขึ้น มา เท่านั้น
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NOMINALISM
NOMINALISM Nom "i *nal *ism, n.
Defn: The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
New American Oxford Dictionary
nominalism
nom i nal ism |ˈnäminəˌlizəm ˈnɑmənlɪzəm | ▶noun Philosophy the doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality, and that only particular objects exist; properties, numbers, and sets are thought of as merely features of the way of considering the things that exist. Important in medieval scholastic thought, nominalism is associated particularly with William of Occam. Often contrasted with realism ( sense 3 ). DERIVATIVES nom i nal ist noun, nom i nal is tic |ˌnämənəˈlistik |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French nominalisme, from nominal ‘relating to names ’ (see nominal ).
Oxford Dictionary
nominalism
nom ¦in ¦al |ism |ˈnɒmɪn (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Philosophy the doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality. Only particular objects exist, and properties, numbers, and sets are merely features of the way of considering the things that exist. Important in medieval scholastic thought, nominalism is associated particularly with William of Occam. Often contrasted with realism ( sense 3 ). DERIVATIVES nominalist noun, nominalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French nominalisme, from nominal ‘relating to names ’ (see nominal ).
Duden Dictionary
Nominalismus
No mi na lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Nominal i smus |1 Philosophie Denkrichtung, nach der die Begriffe nur als Namen, Bezeichnungen für einzelne Erscheinungen der Wirklichkeit fungieren, d. h. als Allgemeinbegriffe nur im Denken existieren und keine Entsprechungen in der Realität haben 2 Wirtschaft volkswirtschaftliche Theorie, nach der das Geld einen Wert nur symbolisiert
Spanish Dictionary
nominalismo
nominalismo nombre masculino Doctrina filosófica que niega la existencia de los universales en la realidad o en la mente y los considera como meros nombres o términos :el nominalismo surgió en la filosofía escolástica medieval .