essentialism

essentialism
noun

[mass noun](Philosophy)a belief that things have a set of characteristics which make them what they are, and that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery and expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence
(哲)本质主义。比较 existentialism
■the view that all children should be taught on traditional lines the ideas and methods regarded as essential to the prevalent culture
基本教育论，要素主义教育
■the view that categories of people, such as women and men, or heterosexuals and homosexuals, or members of ethnic groups, have intrinsically different and characteristic natures or dispositions
认为不同类别的人具有内在不同本质的观点

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essentialist
( & )
noun& adjective

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