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noun Philosophy.
any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def. 5).
Related forms
con·cep·tu·al·ist, noun
con·cep·tu·al·is·tic, adjective
con·cep·tu·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Conceptualism
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| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| given to using long words. |
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| conceptualism (kənˈsɛptjʊəˌlɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | nominalism realism Compare Platonism the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term |
| 2. | the philosophical view that there is no reality independent of our conception of it, or (as in the philosophy of Kant) that the intellect is not a merely passive recipient of experience but rather imposes a structure on it |
| con'ceptualist | |
| —n | |
| conceptual'istic | |
| —adj | |
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