anti-realism
noun[U]
(alsoantirealism)uk/ˌæn.tiˈrɪə.lɪ.zəm/us/ˌæn.taɪˈriː.ə.lɪ.zəm/anti-realismnoun[U](THOUGHT)
social sciencespecialized
inphilosophy, abeliefthat isopposedtorealism(= thebeliefthatobjectscontinuetoexistevenwhen no one is there toseethem):
Centralto thedebatebetweenrealismand anti-realism is thedistinctionbetween what isobservableand what is not.
Compare
realism(THOUGHT)
- Anti-realism putsforwardtheideathat thehumanmindcan neverreachreality, only socially-constructedinterpretations.
- Thedebatebetweenrealismand anti-realism inWesternphilosophyhas alonghistory.
- Somecommentatorshavecriticizedhim for hisallegedscientificantirealism.
- Weconsidertwomajorweaknesses of antirealism.
Philosophy
- aesthete
- aesthetic
- aesthetically
- anthropocentric
- anthropocentrism
- essentialism
- existential
- existentialism
- existentialist
- expressionism
- notional
- ontological
- ontology
- Parkinson's law
- phenomenologist
- superorganic
- syllogism
- syllogistic
- symbolism
- tabula rasa
anti-realismnoun[U](ART)
art,literature,theatre & filmspecialized
paintings,films,books, etc. that do nottrytorepresentlifeas it really is:
Itfailstocreateconvincingcharactersand has thestylizedanti-realism of agame.
Compare
realism(ART)specialized
- Hisrecentfilmshavereplacedgrittyintimacywith alushanti-realism.
- Thiskindoftheatreis oftendescribedaspromotinganti-realism.
- Thechoicebetweenrealisticrepresentationand antirealism may be amoralone.
- He wasinspiredby the antirealism of Ballets Russes inParis.
Representation in art & in general
- anti-realist
- Calvary
- capture
- complementary
- confederate
- depict
- non-representational
- non-symbolic
- perspective
- pictograph
- poetic licence
- realist
- represent
- representation
- representational
- semiotic
- simulacrum
- symbolism
- ultrarealism
- volumetric