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platonism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | realism |
| Type of | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
| Derivation | platonist, platonistic |
Examples of platonism
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Unrestricted Occam's Razor favors monism over dualism, and nominalism over platonism.
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Platonism posits that mathematical objects are abstract entities.
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Since there was not complete support for platonism, or scholasticism, then it fine if they go.
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The school of Chartres was known for its interests in Christian platonism and the natural sciences.
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Platonism underwent a revival in the Renaissance, as part of a general revival of interest in Classical antiquity.
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Platonism has become a bit old-fashioned.
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Platonism is the name given to the philosophy of Plato, which was maintained and developed by his followers.
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Platonism is the philosophy of Plato or the name of other philosophical systems considered closely derived from it.
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Platonism had a profound effect on Western thought.
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- (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
- (platonic) of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues"
- (platonist) an advocate of Platonism
- Platonism is the philosophy of Plato or the name of other philosophical systems considered closely derived from it. In a narrower sense the term might indicate the doctrine of Platonic realism. ...
- (platonic) Of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors; Not sexual in nature (sense derived through a popular interpretation of the above views)
- (Platonic) Five fundamental convex polyhedra. They have regular faces and identical vertices.
- (Platonic) love in its modern popular sense is an affectionate relationship into which the sexual element does not enter, especially in cases where one might easily assume otherwise.
- The embracing of the doctrines of the philosopher Plato, popular among the poets of the Renaissance and the Romantic period. Platonism is more flexible than Aristotelian Criticism and places more emphasis on the supernatural and unknown aspects of life. ...
- Is a family of views that get their name because they involve entities--propositions, properties, sets--which, like Plato's Forms, are held to be abstract, immutable things that exist outside space and time. ...
