noun
a philosophical theory that there are no universal essences in reality and that the only reality is the individual objects of sense experience
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Nominalism is a philosophical theory that holds that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality.
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I find nominalism to be a fascinating concept in philosophy.
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Some people think nominalism is just a bunch of mumbo jumbo.
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In the world of art, nominalism can be seen as focusing on the individual parts rather than the whole.