conferralism

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noun

A philosophy in which attributes are conferred on objects

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Meanings

nounconferralism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA philosophy in which attributes are conferred on objects

    However, it is not a constructivist conferralism.

    2008 April 5, Ásta Sveinsdóttir, “Essentiality conferred”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI

Origin

From conferral + -ism.

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