realism

C1
Pronunciation
/ɹi.əlɪzm/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

2 Definition

An artistic representation of reality as it is.

3 Definition

The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.

4 Definition

A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.