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=== Conceptualism === [[Conceptualism]] is a position that is meshed between realism and nominalism. Conceptualists believe that universals can indeed be real, but only existing as concepts within the mind.<ref name="universals">"Conceptualism." The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. Simon Blackburn. Oxford University Press, 1996. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 8 April 2008.</ref> Conceptualists argue that the "concept" of universals are not mere "inventions but are reflections of similarities among particular things themselves."<ref>{{Cite book|title="conceptualism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. . Encyclopedia.com. 12 Mar. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.}}</ref> For example, the concept of 'man' ultimately reflects a similarity amongst Socrates and Kant.
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