noun
nominalism
Philosophical term: the doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without corresponding reality. Used in academic contexts.
中世哲学では、ノミナリズムと実在論が対立した。
In medieval philosophy, nominalism and realism were opposed.
Realism, the opposing philosophical position that universals exist independently of the mind.
Borrowed from English 'nominalism', ultimately from Latin 'nomen' (name).