NOUN | cognition | Platonism, realism | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names |
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Meaning | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names. | |
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Synonym | realism | |
Category | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
Broader | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
Spanish | platonismo | |
Catalan | platonisme | |
Adjectives | Platonistic | pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism |
Nouns | Platonist | an advocate of Platonism |
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