Definition of Platonism in English:

Platonism

noun ˈpleɪt(ə)nɪz(ə)mˈpleɪtnˌɪzəm

mass noun

1The philosophy of Plato or his followers.
柏拉图主义，柏拉图学说，柏拉图哲学。见PLATO
See Plato
Example sentencesExamples
- For Heidegger, the history of metaphysics is ‘the history of being’, a series of answers to the basic question of philosophy that extends from Plato to the inversion of Platonism in Nietzsche.
- But to other philosophers and mathematicians Platonism seems extravagant, for reasons that are at least partly epistemological.
- They explicitly disavow the classical philosophies of formalism, logicism, Platonism, intuitionism, and social constructivism.
- However, they drew on a wide range of philosophical sources besides Platonism.
- A professor of philosophy whose speciality was Platonism took occasion to tell Christina that Galileo, who was not present, was wrong to say that the earth moved, because that contradicted the Bible.
1. 1.1 Any of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, especially Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th-century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science).
  复兴柏拉图主义（尤指新柏拉图主义和17世纪试图在基督教、人文主义和科学之间寻求和解的剑桥柏拉图主义）
  Example sentencesExamples
  To our historicist age, Hildegard's Christian Platonism may seem the ultimate heresy.
  Their ideas and philosophies helped to depose the remnants of Christian Platonism and an old notion of history as either exhibiting degeneration or of being in some sense cyclical.
  Some Christians, however, have attempted to circumvent this difficulty by adopting a modified Platonism.
  Pitting science against Platonism tells only half the story.
2. 1.2 The theory that numbers or other abstract objects are objective, timeless entities, independent of the physical world and of the symbols used to represent them.
  柏拉图原理（认为数字或其他抽象物体都是客观的、永恒的实体，独立于物质世界和用以表示它们的符号）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finsler develops his approach to the paradoxes, his attitude towards formalised theories and his defence of Platonism in mathematics.
  Bloodless as these abstractions may appear, Platonism understands these universals as highly causative: individual existents cannot be accounted for in isolation, but only as members of a prior class.

Derivatives

Platonist

noun ˈpleɪt(ə)nɪstˈpleɪtnəst

The work came into prominence at the Renaissance, and Italian thinkers who saw themselves as Platonists thought of it as an ideal Utopian fantasy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like the Platonists of Late Antiquity, he was convinced that Plato and Aristotle were in basic agreement, and that Aristotle's thought was to be understood as a genuine development of Plato's.
- He may even appear as Platonist or Pythagorean insofar as he considers the viewpoint of logical simplicity as an indispensable and effective tool of his research.
- As a philosopher he was not a pure Platonist; in metaphysics, indeed, he followed Plato and the Neoplatonists, but in natural philosophy the Atomists, and in that of religion Lord Herbert of Cherbury.
- Previous philosophers of history - the Platonists, Spengler, and the compromisers - made three connected mistakes.

Definition of Platonism in US English:

Platonism

nounˈpleɪtnˌɪzəmˈplātnˌizəm

1The philosophy of Plato or his followers.
柏拉图主义，柏拉图学说，柏拉图哲学。见PLATO
See Plato
Example sentencesExamples
- They explicitly disavow the classical philosophies of formalism, logicism, Platonism, intuitionism, and social constructivism.
- However, they drew on a wide range of philosophical sources besides Platonism.
- For Heidegger, the history of metaphysics is ‘the history of being’, a series of answers to the basic question of philosophy that extends from Plato to the inversion of Platonism in Nietzsche.
- A professor of philosophy whose speciality was Platonism took occasion to tell Christina that Galileo, who was not present, was wrong to say that the earth moved, because that contradicted the Bible.
- But to other philosophers and mathematicians Platonism seems extravagant, for reasons that are at least partly epistemological.
1. 1.1 Any of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, especially Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th-century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science).
  复兴柏拉图主义（尤指新柏拉图主义和17世纪试图在基督教、人文主义和科学之间寻求和解的剑桥柏拉图主义）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Their ideas and philosophies helped to depose the remnants of Christian Platonism and an old notion of history as either exhibiting degeneration or of being in some sense cyclical.
  Pitting science against Platonism tells only half the story.
  Some Christians, however, have attempted to circumvent this difficulty by adopting a modified Platonism.
  To our historicist age, Hildegard's Christian Platonism may seem the ultimate heresy.
2. 1.2 The theory that numbers or other abstract objects are objective, timeless entities, independent of the physical world and of the symbols used to represent them.
  柏拉图原理（认为数字或其他抽象物体都是客观的、永恒的实体，独立于物质世界和用以表示它们的符号）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bloodless as these abstractions may appear, Platonism understands these universals as highly causative: individual existents cannot be accounted for in isolation, but only as members of a prior class.
  Finsler develops his approach to the paradoxes, his attitude towards formalised theories and his defence of Platonism in mathematics.

单词	Platonism
释义	Definition of Platonism in English: Platonism noun ˈpleɪt(ə)nɪz(ə)mˈpleɪtnˌɪzəm mass noun 1The philosophy of Plato or his followers. 柏拉图主义，柏拉图学说，柏拉图哲学。见PLATO See Plato Example sentencesExamples For Heidegger, the history of metaphysics is ‘the history of being’, a series of answers to the basic question of philosophy that extends from Plato to the inversion of Platonism in Nietzsche. But to other philosophers and mathematicians Platonism seems extravagant, for reasons that are at least partly epistemological. They explicitly disavow the classical philosophies of formalism, logicism, Platonism, intuitionism, and social constructivism. However, they drew on a wide range of philosophical sources besides Platonism. A professor of philosophy whose speciality was Platonism took occasion to tell Christina that Galileo, who was not present, was wrong to say that the earth moved, because that contradicted the Bible. 1.1 Any of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, especially Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th-century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science). 复兴柏拉图主义（尤指新柏拉图主义和17世纪试图在基督教、人文主义和科学之间寻求和解的剑桥柏拉图主义） Example sentencesExamples To our historicist age, Hildegard's Christian Platonism may seem the ultimate heresy. Their ideas and philosophies helped to depose the remnants of Christian Platonism and an old notion of history as either exhibiting degeneration or of being in some sense cyclical. Some Christians, however, have attempted to circumvent this difficulty by adopting a modified Platonism. Pitting science against Platonism tells only half the story. 1.2 The theory that numbers or other abstract objects are objective, timeless entities, independent of the physical world and of the symbols used to represent them. 柏拉图原理（认为数字或其他抽象物体都是客观的、永恒的实体，独立于物质世界和用以表示它们的符号） Example sentencesExamples Finsler develops his approach to the paradoxes, his attitude towards formalised theories and his defence of Platonism in mathematics. Bloodless as these abstractions may appear, Platonism understands these universals as highly causative: individual existents cannot be accounted for in isolation, but only as members of a prior class. Derivatives Platonist noun ˈpleɪt(ə)nɪstˈpleɪtnəst The work came into prominence at the Renaissance, and Italian thinkers who saw themselves as Platonists thought of it as an ideal Utopian fantasy. Example sentencesExamples Like the Platonists of Late Antiquity, he was convinced that Plato and Aristotle were in basic agreement, and that Aristotle's thought was to be understood as a genuine development of Plato's. He may even appear as Platonist or Pythagorean insofar as he considers the viewpoint of logical simplicity as an indispensable and effective tool of his research. As a philosopher he was not a pure Platonist; in metaphysics, indeed, he followed Plato and the Neoplatonists, but in natural philosophy the Atomists, and in that of religion Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Previous philosophers of history - the Platonists, Spengler, and the compromisers - made three connected mistakes. Definition of Platonism in US English: Platonism nounˈpleɪtnˌɪzəmˈplātnˌizəm 1The philosophy of Plato or his followers. 柏拉图主义，柏拉图学说，柏拉图哲学。见PLATO See Plato Example sentencesExamples They explicitly disavow the classical philosophies of formalism, logicism, Platonism, intuitionism, and social constructivism. However, they drew on a wide range of philosophical sources besides Platonism. For Heidegger, the history of metaphysics is ‘the history of being’, a series of answers to the basic question of philosophy that extends from Plato to the inversion of Platonism in Nietzsche. A professor of philosophy whose speciality was Platonism took occasion to tell Christina that Galileo, who was not present, was wrong to say that the earth moved, because that contradicted the Bible. But to other philosophers and mathematicians Platonism seems extravagant, for reasons that are at least partly epistemological. 1.1 Any of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, especially Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th-century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science). 复兴柏拉图主义（尤指新柏拉图主义和17世纪试图在基督教、人文主义和科学之间寻求和解的剑桥柏拉图主义） Example sentencesExamples Their ideas and philosophies helped to depose the remnants of Christian Platonism and an old notion of history as either exhibiting degeneration or of being in some sense cyclical. Pitting science against Platonism tells only half the story. Some Christians, however, have attempted to circumvent this difficulty by adopting a modified Platonism. To our historicist age, Hildegard's Christian Platonism may seem the ultimate heresy. 1.2 The theory that numbers or other abstract objects are objective, timeless entities, independent of the physical world and of the symbols used to represent them. 柏拉图原理（认为数字或其他抽象物体都是客观的、永恒的实体，独立于物质世界和用以表示它们的符号） Example sentencesExamples Bloodless as these abstractions may appear, Platonism understands these universals as highly causative: individual existents cannot be accounted for in isolation, but only as members of a prior class. Finsler develops his approach to the paradoxes, his attitude towards formalised theories and his defence of Platonism in mathematics.
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