What does platonism mean?
A philosophical theory that reality is fundamentally made up of abstract entities, such as numbers and abstract concepts, rather than physical objects. It is based on the ideas of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
Example
"The philosopher's adherence to platonism led him to reject the idea of a material world."
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