Platonistic
- adjective
- /ˌpleɪtəˈnɪstɪk/
- Formal
- According to Mates, when Leibniz speaks of possible worlds in the mind of God, he should not be taken to be committed to a Platonistic ontology of abstract entities.
Examples
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But it involves admitting some form of transcendence in the form of this immaterial Platonistic world of ideas.
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Paul specifically sees that a kind of Platonistic idealism, dualism, might save the reputation of a physically defeated Messiah.
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It's not the Platonistic version, oh wise one.
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What kinds of objects are platonistic objects?
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OK, some enter entities in which everything is precise and which is, which is what we call platonistic Platonic form.
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The philosopher's argument was deeply rooted in Platonistic thought, emphasizing the existence of abstract forms.
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Many scholars believe that the Platonistic idea of ideals influences modern mathematics and philosophy.
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In his lecture, he explained how Platonistic views shape our understanding of reality and existence.
Synonyms
Relates to Plato's idea that perfect forms are more real than the visible world
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Morphology
Platonistic = Platonism (transparent) = platon + istic
Formed from the noun 'Platonism' with a standard adjectival suffix '-istic', so the meaning 'relating to Platonism' is directly inferable.
Etymology
Platonistic comes from the name Plato and the ending -istic, which means 'related to'. It refers to the ideas of the famous thinker Plato, who said there are perfect 'forms' or 'ideas' behind the things we see, so a Platonistic view values those ideal models more than material objects.