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conceptualistic — adjective see conceptualism … New Collegiate Dictionary
conceptualistic — See conceptualist. * * * … Universalium
conceptualistic — adj. pertaining to conceptualism (philosophical theory which states that reality is based on mental concepts ) … English contemporary dictionary
conceptualistic — con·cep·tual·is·tic … English syllables
conceptualistic — adjective involving or characteristic of conceptualism • Pertains to noun: ↑conceptualism • Derivationally related forms: ↑conceptualism * * * kən|sepchə(wə)|listik, (|)kän , psh adjective 1. : typical of or involving conceptualism … Useful english dictionary
conceptualistic approach — approach dominated by theory … English contemporary dictionary
pragmatism — pragmatistic, adj. /prag meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. character or conduct that emphasizes practicality. 2. a philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion… … Universalium
conceptualism — noun Date: circa 1838 1. a theory in philosophy intermediate between realism and nominalism that universals exist in the mind as concepts of discourse or as predicates which may be properly affirmed of reality 2. often capitalized conceptual art… … New Collegiate Dictionary
conceptualism — conceptualist, n. conceptualistic, adj. conceptualistically, adv. /keuhn sep chooh euh liz euhm/, n. Philos. any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Cf. nominalism,… … Universalium
Lewis, C.I. — ▪ American philosopher and logician in full Clarence Irving Lewis born April 12, 1883, Stoneham, Mass., U.S. died Feb. 3, 1964, Cambridge, Mass. American logician, epistemologist, and moral philosopher. Educated at Harvard… … Universalium
