realism

Meanings

Plural: realisms

Noun

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
• the state of being actual or real
• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
• A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
• An artistic representation of reality as it is.
• The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.
• A doctrine that universals are real: they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.

Synonyms

naive realism, naturalism, Platonism, pragmatism, reality, realness

Antonyms

antirealism, nominalism, unreality

Related Words

idealism