Platonism

[ pleyt-n-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈpleɪt nˌɪz əm /

noun

the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.

a Platonic doctrine or saying.

the belief that physical objects are impermanent representations of unchanging Ideas, and that the Ideas alone give true knowledge as they are known by the mind.

(sometimes lowercase) the doctrine or practice of platonic love.

Origin of Platonism

From the New Latin word Platōnismus, dating back to 1560–70. See Platonic, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Platonism

Pla·to·nist, noun, adjectivean·ti-Pla·to·nism, nounan·ti-Pla·to·nist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Platonism

Platonic, Platonic love, Platonic or platonic, Platonic solid, Platonic year, Platonism, Platonize, platoon, platoon sergeant, Plattdeutsch, Platte

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Example sentences from the Web for Platonism

By the abuse of Platonism, by the corruption of the best and severest method, that of Socrates and Plato.
Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good|Victor Cousin
Gemisthus Pletho was one distinguished by his genius, his erudition, and his fervent passion for platonism.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli
Plato and Platonism, by Pater, is still the best interpretation of the whole system.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
This is to upset the compromise of Aquinas and go back to a Christian platonism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various

With other thinkers the tide rose and fell alternately, yet always moved from the neap of Platonism towards the spring.
Beauty and the Beast|Stewart A. McDowall

British Dictionary definitions for Platonism

Platonism

/ (ˈpleɪtəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

the teachings of Plato and his followers, esp the philosophical theory that the meanings of general words are real existing abstract entities (Forms) and that particular objects have properties in common by virtue of their relationship with these FormsCompare nominalism, conceptualism, intuitionism

the realist doctrine that mathematical entities have real existence and that mathematical truth is independent of human thought

See Neo-Platonism

Derived forms of Platonism

Platonist, noun

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Cultural definitions for Platonism

Platonism

[ (playt-n-iz-uhm) ]

The philosophy of Plato, or an approach to philosophy resembling his. For example, someone who asserts that numbers exist independently of the things they number could be called a Platonist.

单词	platonism
释义	Platonism [ pleyt-n-iz-uhm ] / ˈpleɪt nˌɪz əm / noun the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers. a Platonic doctrine or saying. the belief that physical objects are impermanent representations of unchanging Ideas, and that the Ideas alone give true knowledge as they are known by the mind. (sometimes lowercase) the doctrine or practice of platonic love. Origin of Platonism From the New Latin word Platōnismus, dating back to 1560–70. See Platonic, -ism OTHER WORDS FROM Platonism Pla·to·nist, noun, adjectivean·ti-Pla·to·nism, nounan·ti-Pla·to·nist, noun, adjective Words nearby Platonism Platonic, Platonic love, Platonic or platonic, Platonic solid, Platonic year, Platonism, Platonize, platoon, platoon sergeant, Plattdeutsch, Platte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Platonism By the abuse of Platonism, by the corruption of the best and severest method, that of Socrates and Plato. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good\|Victor Cousin Gemisthus Pletho was one distinguished by his genius, his erudition, and his fervent passion for platonism. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|Isaac D'Israeli Plato and Platonism, by Pater, is still the best interpretation of the whole system. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb This is to upset the compromise of Aquinas and go back to a Christian platonism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3\|Various With other thinkers the tide rose and fell alternately, yet always moved from the neap of Platonism towards the spring. Beauty and the Beast\|Stewart A. McDowall British Dictionary definitions for Platonism Platonism / (ˈpleɪtəˌnɪzəm) / noun the teachings of Plato and his followers, esp the philosophical theory that the meanings of general words are real existing abstract entities (Forms) and that particular objects have properties in common by virtue of their relationship with these FormsCompare nominalism, conceptualism, intuitionism the realist doctrine that mathematical entities have real existence and that mathematical truth is independent of human thought See Neo-Platonism Derived forms of Platonism Platonist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Platonism Platonism [ (playt-n-iz-uhm) ] The philosophy of Plato, or an approach to philosophy resembling his. For example, someone who asserts that numbers exist independently of the things they number could be called a Platonist. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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