Realism — Realism, Realist or Realistic may refer to:The arts*Realism (arts), the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life *Realism (dramatic arts), a movement towards greater fidelity to real life *Realism (visual arts), a style of painting… … Wikipedia
realism — REALÍSM s.n. Mişcare, curent, atitudine în creaţia sau teoria literară şi artistică având ca principiu de bază reflectarea realităţii în datele ei esenţiale, obiective, caracteristice. ♦ Nume generic pentru concepţiile filozofice care recunosc… … Dicționar Român
realism — Realism is the view that things exist independently of the mind. There are three main types of realism that are based on that premise: (1) the view that affirms, in opposition to nominalism, that universals (and perhaps other abstract objects) … Christian Philosophy
Realism — Re al*ism (r[=e] al*[i^]z m), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]alisme.] 1. (Philos.) (a) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
realism — realism/anti realism … Philosophy dictionary
realism — index pragmatism, truth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 realism … Law dictionary
realism — (n.) 1817, from REAL (Cf. real) (adj.) + ISM (Cf. ism); after Fr. réalisme or Ger. Realismus; from L.L. realis real. Opposed to idealism in philosophy, art, etc. In reference to scholastic doctrine of Thomas Aquinas (opposed to nominalism) it is… … Etymology dictionary
realism — ► NOUN 1) the practice of accepting a situation as it is and dealing with it accordingly. 2) (in art or literature) the representation of things in a way that is accurate and true to life. 3) Philosophy the doctrine that universals or abstract… … English terms dictionary
realism — [rē′ə liz΄əm] n. [< Ger realismus < ModL < ML realis,REAL1 + ismus, ISM] 1. a tendency to face facts and be practical rather than imaginative or visionary 2. the picturing in art and literature of people and things as they really appear… … English World dictionary
realism — /ree euh liz euhm/, n. 1. interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc. 2. the tendency to view or represent things as they really are. 3. Fine Arts. a. treatment of forms, colors, space, etc … Universalium
