| William was somewhat of a minimalist in philosophy, advocating nominalism against the more popular view of realism. |
| It is the first protest of nominalism against the doctrine of an extreme Realism. |
| That means the status of strings in string theory in physics can become a philosophical topic by way of discussions of realism and nominalism. |
| Moreover, this proposal was incompatible with the definition of reservations that was ultimately selected, which rejected nominalism entirely. |
| The alternative between a theological and an independent theory of ethics is, he holds, the alternative between ethical nominalism and realism. |
| It is not worth while to follow out the errors which arose in the middle ages from nominalism. |
