Full Idea
Nominalists believe that only particulars exist.
Gist of Idea
Nominalists believe that only particulars exist
Source
E.J. Lowe (A Survey of Metaphysics [2002], p.352)
Book Reference
Lowe,E.J.: 'A Survey of Metaphysics' [OUP 2002], p.352
A Reaction
A neat definition. Hence they deny universals. I suspect that nominalism is incoherent. Rational thought seems easy to create with universals, impossible with just particulars. Robotics is nominalist, which is why it will fail.