| Definitions of 'realism' |
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1. (noun) realism, pragmatism
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
2. (noun) reality, realness, realism
the state of being actual or real
"the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
3. (noun) realism, naive realism
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
4. (noun) naturalism, realism
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
5. (noun) Platonism, realism
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
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| Definitions of 'realism' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) realism
as opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle)
2. (noun) realism
as opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative
3. (noun) realism
fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact
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