naturalism(noun)

(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations

naturalism, realism(noun)

an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

naturalism(Noun)

A state of nature; conformity to nature.

naturalism(Noun)

Metaphaphoric: The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences

naturalism(Noun)

Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.

naturalism(Noun)

A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics

naturalism(Noun)

A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment.

naturalism(Noun)

naturism, social nudity.

Naturalism(noun)

a state of nature; conformity to nature

Naturalism(noun)

the doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will

Naturalism

a philosophical term used to denote the resolution of the supernatural into the natural, and its obliteration; the reference of everything to merely natural laws, and the denial of all supernatural interference with them.