NOMINALISMS Antonyms

• a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

• (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

• the state of being actual or real

• the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

• the quality possessed by something that is real

• a fact that has been verified

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• conformity to reality or actuality

• a true statement

• the quality of being near to the true value

• The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.

• The view that all members of certain groups of people (such as those with the same race, gender, age, or sexual orientation) have common, essential traits inherent to the defining feature of the group; behavior or statement(s) that reflect such a view.

• The doctrine that there are certain traditional concepts, values, and skills that are essential to society and should be taught to all students.

• A lifestyle that seeks to minimize nonessentials in order to focus on what is important.

• The theory that human beings are by nature (i.e. essentially) good and that evil is the product of society.

• The state of being objective.

• Moral objectivism.

• Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.

• The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.