The faith engaged with Platonism in the ancient world, with Aristotle in the medieval world, with nominalism in the Reformation era, and… — Robert E. Webber Copy Share Image
“Without the withering criticism by nominalism, medieval Christian philosophy and theology would not have relinquished their claim to the role of knowledge… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
“Every man in the world is either a Realist or a Nominalist. Give yourself a test: if someone called you a gigger… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share Image
The three main medieval points of view regarding universals are designated by historians as realism, conceptualism, and nominalism. Essentially these same three… — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
“Ockham snorted. "I am no nominalist. The problem with teaching the Modern Way is that lesser scholars, excited by the novelty, seldom… — Michael Flynn Copy Share Image
“As indicated by our example, methodological nominalism is nowadays fairly generally accepted in the natural sciences. The problems of the social sciences,… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
“[According to Peirce] ‘The opinion which is fated to be ultimately agreed to by all who investigate, is what we mean by… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
“Plato in some sense anticipated the Catholic realism, as attacked by the heretical nominalism, by insisting on the equally fundamental fact that… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“The art of meditation is a way of getting into touch with reality, and the reason for it is that most civilized… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
“Valuing names as they do, Realists are sparing with them. They are likely to be known only as Joe or Bill or… — Alexei Panshin Copy Share Image
![“[According to Peirce] ‘The opinion which is fated to be ultimately agreed to by all who investigate, is what we mean by the truth, and the object represented in this opinion is the real.’ … nominalism denies the social altogether … ‘the community is to be considered as an end in itself’… knowledge…” quote by Louis Menand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b01/louis-menand-8583_truth_according-to-peirce-the-opinion-which-is_2057782.jpg)
