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実念論 (じつねんろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

実じつ念ねん論ろん

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Meanings

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realism (philosophy, as opposed to nominalism)

philosophy

A technical term in philosophy referring to the doctrine that universals or abstract objects have real existence, contrasted with nominalism. Compare 実在論, which can also mean realism in a broader sense.

See also: 実在論

中ちゅう世せい哲てつ学がくでは、実じつ念ねん論ろんと唯ゆい名めい論

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In medieval philosophy, the conflict between realism and nominalism was an important theme.

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed
念wish, sense, idea
論argument, discourse

Similar words

実じつ在ざい論ろん
実在論 can refer to realism in a broader philosophical sense, including the view that the external world exists independently of perception, while 実念論 specifically denotes realism about universals (opposed to nominalism).
唯ゆい名めい論ろん
唯名論 is nominalism, the philosophical position that universals or abstract objects do not exist independently but are merely names.

Etymology

Compound of 実 (じつ, 'real') + 念 (ねん, 'thought, idea') + 論 (ろん, 'theory, doctrine'). The term was coined in Japanese philosophical discourse to translate Western philosophical concepts of realism regarding universals.