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Essentialism

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mereological(philosophy, logic) Of or pertaining to mereology, a collection of axiomatic first-order theories dealing with parts and their respective wholes.
antiessentialismnoun(philosophy) Opposition to essentialism.
nonessentialismnounThe philosophy that opposes essentialism.
essentializationnounThe process of essentializing.
absolute idealismnoun(philosophy) A philosophy originally developed by certain German idealists such as Hegel and Schelling, which affirms that reality is grounded in cognition as a single, fundamental and unlimited principle of being that unites subject and object.
individualismnounThe moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.
extensionalismnoun(philosophy) The belief in extensionality.
presentismnounThe belief that only current phenomena are relevant.
elementarismnounThe view that things are constructed from simpler elements.
elementalismnounSynonym of elementarism (“the view that things are constructed from simpler elements”).
actualismnoun(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
one-thingismnoun(philosophy) Monism.
descriptionistnounSynonym of descriptivist.
foundationalistnoun(philosophy) A supporter of foundationalism, the doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
transcendental materialismnoun(philosophy) The doctrine based on the theory that materiality manufactures out of itself that which comes to detach from and achieve independence in relation to it.
identitarianismnoun(sociology) Politics based on social identity.
emergentismnoun(philosophy) The belief in emergence, particularly as it involves consciousness and the philosophy of mind, and as it contrasts (or not) with reductionism.
extensionalistnoun(philosophy) A proponent of extensionalism.
instrumentalistnounOne who plays a musical instrument, as distinguished from a vocalist.
singularismnoun(philosophy) The philosophical strategy that asserts the validity of only a single interpretation.

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