realism - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'realism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Realism

[ n.]

- 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).
- 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.
- Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.

Meaning of 'realism' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . realism

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the state of being actual or real

Example in sentence:

the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him

Nearby Words:

reabsorb reabsorption reaccess reaccuse reach reachable reached reacher reaching reachless

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Mundane realism
Mundane realism is a term sometimes used in social psychology to denote everyday reality as opposed to that of experimental realism.
Experimental realism
Experimental realism is a term sometimes used in social psychology to denote the attempt to capture the essential elements of a real-life situation in an experimental

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