abstractionism
/æbˈstrækʃəˌnɪzəm/
noun
- An artistic movement or style that emphasizes shapes, colors, and forms rather than realistic representations of objects.
- Abstractionism became popular in the early 20th century with artists like Kandinsky.
- The museum's new exhibit focuses on abstractionism in American painting.
- Many people find abstractionism difficult to understand because it doesn't look like real life.
- A philosophical theory that concepts or universals exist independently of particular objects.
- Abstractionism in metaphysics claims that properties like 'redness' exist apart from red objects.
- Students in the philosophy class debated the merits of abstractionism versus nominalism.
- The philosopher defended abstractionism, arguing that numbers exist as real entities.
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