1. Realism VS Nominalism OR Plato VS Aristotle
By: Matthew Martinez

2. PLATO
“That there are spiritual essences or “universals” behind all that we perceive in the world of matter”...
A student of Socrates

3. 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

5. REJECTION OF NOMINALISM
Anselm of Canterbury was an extreme realist!
Peter Abelard found a middle ground between realism and nominalism!

6. 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.

7. The School of Athens by Raphael
Painting illustrates how influential Plato and Aristotle were!
The School of Athens by Raphael

8. ¿PREGUNTAS?
Or have you all been enlightened!

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