Term
Moderate Realism
A philosophical position stating that universals are real but only exist within actual individuations.
Filed underHistorical Theology
Definition
A philosophical position that said universals are real but always exist in actual individuations.
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- Contrasted with
- NominalismTerm
- Narrower than
- See also
- universalsTerm
Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 429Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 429.
Last revised August 14, 2026