Answer | Crossword Clue |
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spiritualism | The doctrine that the spirit exists as distinct from matter, or that spirit is the only reality |
nominalism | The doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality, and that only particular objects exist; properties, numbers, and sets are thought of as merely features of the way of considering the things that exist. Important in medieval scholastic thought, nominalism is associated particularly with William of Occam |