A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Nominalism
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Originating in the teachings of the eleventh-century scholastic philosopher Roscellinus, whose Latin formula was, universalis [sunt] nomina. (universes are only names.)
This philosophical movement of sophists was based on the view that there is a profusion of truths - perhaps as many as there are people to believe them - but no single, final Truth, and that language makes its own reality.
Through the Nominalism idea, an argument, however firmly it seems to stand up, however [watertight] its logic, can always be demolished by contrary argument, if made by a skilled debater. - Man is the measure of all things.
Every angle can supported in some way by infinite interpretations. Therefore [falsehood] and truth [parish].
Nominalism meaning & definition 1 of Nominalism.
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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.
Nominalism meaning & definition 2 of Nominalism.