noun
nominalism
Philosophical term; the view that universals or abstract concepts are mere names without independent reality. Often contrasted with 実在論 (realism).
See also: 実在論
唯名論は、普遍は名前だけのものだと主張する。
Nominalism asserts that universals are merely names.
Realism, the opposing view that universals exist independently of the mind. 唯名論 denies such independent existence.
From 唯 (sole, only) + 名 (name) + 論 (theory, argument). A calque of English 'nominalism' or related European terms.