Platonism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈætənˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈatənˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈatənˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /plˈætənˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

realism

Word Forms

Platonistic	adjective	pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism
Platonist	noun	an advocate of Platonism
realist	noun	a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Platonismus

(Philosophie) die philosophische Lehre, dass abstrakte Konzepte unabhängig von ihren Namen existieren

🇫🇷French

platonisme

(philosophie) la doctrine philosophique selon laquelle les concepts abstraits existent indépendamment de leurs noms

🇪🇸Spanish

platonismo

(filosofía) la doctrina filosófica de que los conceptos abstractos existen independientemente de sus nombres

🇮🇹Italian

platonismo

(filosofia) la dottrina filosofica secondo cui i concetti astratti esistono indipendentemente dai loro nomi

🇳🇱Dutch

platonisme

(filosofie) de filosofische doctrine dat abstracte concepten onafhankelijk van hun namen bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

platonismo

(filosofia) a doutrina filosófica de que conceitos abstratos existem independentemente de seus nomes

🇷🇺Russian

платонизм

(философия) философское учение о том, что абстрактные понятия существуют независимо от их названий.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आदर्शवाद

(दर्शन) दार्शनिक सिद्धांत कि अमूर्त अवधारणाएँ उनके नामों से स्वतंत्र होती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লেটোনিজম

(দর্শন) দার্শনিক মতবাদ যে বিমূর্ত ধারণাগুলি তাদের নাম থেকে স্বাধীনভাবে বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளாட்டோனிசம்

(தத்துவம்) சுருக்கக் கருத்துக்கள் அவற்றின் பெயர்களிலிருந்து சுயாதீனமாக இருக்கும் தத்துவக் கோட்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లాటోనిజం

(తత్వశాస్త్రం) నైరూప్య భావనలు వాటి పేర్లతో సంబంధం లేకుండా ఉండే తాత్విక సిద్ధాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्लॅटोनिझम

(तत्त्वज्ञान) अमूर्त संकल्पना त्यांच्या नावापासून स्वतंत्र अस्तित्वात असलेली तात्विक शिकवण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લેટોનિઝમ

(ફિલોસોફી) દાર્શનિક સિદ્ધાંત કે અમૂર્ત ખ્યાલો તેમના નામોથી સ્વતંત્ર અસ્તિત્વ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲಾಟೋನಿಸಂ

(ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಅಮೂರ್ತ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು ಅವುಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿವೆ ಎಂಬ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലാറ്റോണിസം

(തത്ത്വചിന്ത) അമൂർത്തമായ ആശയങ്ങൾ അവയുടെ പേരുകളിൽ നിന്ന് സ്വതന്ത്രമായി നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന ദാർശനിക സിദ്ധാന്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਲੈਟੋਨਿਜ਼ਮ

(ਦਰਸ਼ਨ) ਦਾਰਸ਼ਨਿਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਜੋ ਅਮੂਰਤ ਸੰਕਲਪਾਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

افلاطونیت

(فلسفہ) فلسفیانہ نظریہ جو تجریدی تصورات اپنے ناموں سے آزاد موجود ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

柏拉图主义

（哲学）抽象概念独立于其名称而存在的哲学学说

🇯🇵Japanese

プラトン主義

(哲学) 抽象的な概念はその名前とは無関係に存在するという哲学的教義

🇰🇷Korean

플라톤주의

(철학) 추상적인 개념이 그 이름과 관계없이 존재한다는 철학적 교리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa Platon

(triết học) học thuyết triết học cho rằng các khái niệm trừu tượng tồn tại độc lập với tên gọi của chúng

🇹🇭Thai

การผูกมิตร

(ปรัชญา) หลักคำสอนเชิงปรัชญาที่ว่าแนวคิดนามธรรมดำรงอยู่โดยไม่ขึ้นกับชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

platonisme

(Filsafat) doktrin filosofis bahwa konsep-konsep abstrak ada terlepas dari namanya

🇵🇭Filipino

platonismo

(pilosopiya) ang doktrinang pilosopikal na ang mga abstract na konsepto ay umiiral na independyente sa kanilang mga pangalan

🇲🇾Malay

platonisme

(falsafah) doktrin falsafah bahawa konsep abstrak wujud bebas daripada namanya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأفلاطونية

(فلسفة) المذهب الفلسفي القائل بأن المفاهيم المجردة موجودة بشكل مستقل عن أسمائها

🇮🇷Persian

افلاطونیسم

(فلسفه) آموزه فلسفی مبنی بر اینکه مفاهیم انتزاعی مستقل از نام آنها وجود دارند.

🇹🇷Turkish

platonizm

(felsefe) soyut kavramların isimlerinden bağımsız olarak var olduğunu öne süren felsefi doktrin

🇮🇱Hebrew

אפלטוניזם

(פילוסופיה) הדוקטרינה הפילוסופית לפיה מושגים מופשטים קיימים ללא תלות בשמותיהם

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