realism
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈriːəˌlɪzəm/
- Specialized
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realismo
- Most Ukraine specialists would probably agree that there are three reasons for realism's striking irrelevance to the current Ukrainian context.
- scientific realism
- naive realism
- positivistic realism
So we first talk about realism in quantum mechanics.
- So we first talk about realism in quantum mechanics.
- And So what what is what is true is that local realism is false.
- So the the most recent Nobel Prize this year was given basically stating that local realism is false.
- And the idea would be then that this is what quantum mechanics is telling us the the fact that local realism is false.
- Contrast direct realism with indirect realism, which is the idea that yes, there is a world out there, but we don't perceive it.
Examples
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The following are three theses that link philosophical realism with the postmodern position.
Academic text (1995) -
But the first one would be that turned toward realism, towards scientific realism.
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A Theory of Everything, such as realism, can be either right or wrong: there is no gray in between.
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So we first talk about realism in quantum mechanics.
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Fiction without facts remains fiction and therefore is outside of the domain of realism.
Academic text (2017) -
As a Theory of Everything, realism doesn't need to know the unique facts about countries and their people.
Academic text (2015) -
Harre's analysis of the disputes over scientific realism makes the case strongly.
Academic text (1991) -
After all, the power of realism lies precisely in its claims about objective rationality and objective interests.
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Discussions about scientific realism or antirealism usually talk about theories, explanations, and predictions.
Academic text (1991) -
Philosophical realism asserts that the external world exists independently of our perceptions, which is a fundamental aspect of its doctrine.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.7
Reality exists because of the mind and ideas, not independent physical things
Compounds
- Literature
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7.3
A style of writing or art that shows ordinary life with small magical events
- Literature
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7.8
A style of art and writing that mixes feeling and real-life detail
- Formal
A view in philosophy that the world exists by itself and can be known directly
- Offensive
A belief that human races have natural, fixed differences that cause different intelligence or behavior
- Specialized
An official art style in socialist countries that shows workers and everyday life in a positive way
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Realism comes from real ('actual' or 'a thing') plus -ism ('belief'). So, philosophical realism is the belief that physical objects keep existing even when no one is looking.