本ほん質しつ主しゅ義ぎ

noun

essentialism

A philosophical concept asserting that entities have an inherent essence that defines them. Used in academic and critical contexts.

• 本ほん質しつ主しゅ義ぎは、性せい別べつや人じん種しゅについての固こ定てい的てきな見み方かたと結むすびつくことがある。

  Essentialism can be linked to fixed views on gender and race.