PLATONISM
\plˈatənˌɪzəm], \plˈatənˌɪzəm], \p_l_ˈa_t_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
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By Noah Webster.
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The philosophical opinions of Plato.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. The doctrines of Plato and his followers;—especially, the theory that the true philosophy or knowledge of nature is attained not so much by investigating a posteriori the actual forms, properties, conditions, &c., of existing things, but by trying to discover a priori the archetypes or original divine ideas according to which they are fashioned.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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