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nominalism

a philosophical view which denies the existence of universals and abstract objects, but affirms the existence of general or abstract terms and predicates
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nominalism

Summary

nominalism is a philosophical theory[1]. nominalism ranks in the top 5% of philosophical_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • nominalism's instance of is recorded as philosophical theory[3].
  • nominalism is the opposite of Modistae[4].
  • nominalism's facet of is recorded as problem of universals[5].
  • nominalism's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • nominalism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].
  • nominalism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • nominalism's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[9].
  • nominalism's different from is recorded as Q11792771[10].

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Context

nominalism's instance of is recorded as philosophical theory[3].

Why It Matters

nominalism ranks in the top 5% of philosophical_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month).[2] nominalism has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] nominalism is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Jean Buridan Peter Abelard William of Ockham

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Facet of → problem of universals
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Opposite of → Modistae
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2882, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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