The extreme realist (Platonist) and the moderate realist (Aristotelian) schools
of thought regard the referents of concepts as intrinsic, i.e., as
"universals" inherent in things (either as archetypes or as metaphysical
essences), as special existents unrelated to man's consciousness—to be
perceived by man directly, like any other kind of concrete existents, but
perceived by some non-sensory or extra-sensory means.
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