essentialism
/ɪˈsenʃəlɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- Philosophy a belief that things have a set of characteristics which make them what they are, and that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery and expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence【哲】本质主义。比较EXISTENTIALISM.
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- the view that all children should be taught on traditional lines the ideas and methods regarded as essential to the prevalent culture基本教育论, 要素主义教育。
1.2
- the view that categories of people, such as women and men, or heterosexuals and homosexuals, or members of ethnic groups, have intrinsically different and characteristic natures or dispositions认为不同类型的人具有本质不同的性情（或气质）的观点。
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