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Realism VS Nominalism OR Plato VS Aristotle
By: Matthew Martinez
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PLATO “That there are spiritual essences or “universals” behind all that we perceive in the world of matter”... A student of Socrates
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ARISTOTLE “Realities” are in fact only names (nomina) that we use for the sake of convenience in identifying certain groups of things... A student of Plato
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REJECTION OF NOMINALISM
Anselm of Canterbury was an extreme realist! Peter Abelard found a middle ground between realism and nominalism!
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Different Views on the same THING!
A realist would say that “tree” exist in the realm of spirit as the perfect essence and model of all trees in the material world… A Nominalist would argue a tree was just a name.
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The School of Athens by Raphael
Painting illustrates how influential Plato and Aristotle were! The School of Athens by Raphael
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¿PREGUNTAS? Or have you all been enlightened!
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