naive realism
- noun
- /nɑːˈiv ˈriːəlɪzəm/
- Specialized
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realismo ingenuo
- The theory of naive realism suggests that objects exist independently of observation, which raises interesting questions in philosophy.
Examples
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"We might call this a 'critical realism' in contrast to the naive realism of the first stage, and the radical negation of the second.
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For example, students in the colleges of engineering and education and in the Graduate School adopted both naive realism and logical inquiry styles.
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A good deal of naive realism attended this view of the world.
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When thinking is observed, naive realism is the appropriate attitude.
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For example, men demonstrated more naive realism than women.
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Or to use the terms "naive realism" and "critical realism."
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This naive realism was occasionally called into question already in the nineteenth century, since even then the presence of the thinking and observing subject could not be entirely shut out.
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As naive realism gives way to negation, Ch'ing-yuan Wei-hsin realizes that the "thingness" of things is empty.
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"It is the everyday truth of naive realism" that does not do any violence to what obtains in our everyday world, being in close conformity with linguistic conventions and ideas. (n44)
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The assumption of mental rationalism can be seen as essentially an attempt to take into account the difficulties of naive realism without giving up the manipulative power of an analytic, reductionist, and quantitative way of knowing.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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7.9
The view that objects exist even when nobody sees them
A view in philosophy that the world exists by itself and can be known directly
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.7
Reality exists because of the mind and ideas, not independent physical things
How Real
- Specialized
- Specialized
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8.1
- Specialized
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9.9
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'naive' (unsophisticated/simplistic) modifies 'realism' (the philosophical view that physical things exist independently of perception), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a simplistic or commonsense form of realism. This pattern is morphologically regular and has direct parallels in other languages, making the meaning predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Naive realism comes from the words naive (meaning simple or trusting) and realism (the belief that things are real). Think of a child who trusts their eyes and believes objects are exactly as they look; that's why the phrase means the idea that things 'exist independently' and stay the same even when no one is looking.