Essentialism Definition

ĭ-sĕnshə-lĭzəm
noun
A theory in which things are conceived of in terms of their essence, or indispensable conceptual characteristics, rather than their concrete, experienced existence.
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Any theory that views certain ideas, behaviors, or traits as being natural to or inherent in either sex, in an ethnic group, etc.
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An instance of applying such a theory.
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Other Word Forms of Essentialism

Noun

Singular:
essentialism
Plural:
essentialisms

Essentialism Sentence Examples

  • For a definition and critique of strategic essentialism, see Spivak (1988 ).

  • The tendency toward authoritarian cultural essentialism is not restricted to the New Right.

  • A rejection of ethnic essentialism, but still favoring a nation state.

  • In both cases, the refusal is part of a case made against psychological essentialism.

  • This, they claim, is evident in everything from discourses of genetic essentialism to the realities of ozone layer thinning.

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