realist theory

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realist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrɪə.lɪst/us
/ˈriː.ə.lɪst/
someone who hopes for or accepts only what seems possible or likely, and does not hope for or ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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He leaves us rather less clear on what his positiverealisttheorywould involve.
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So we do not have here a problem solely for physicalism, but rather for anyrealisttheoryof color.
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These implications could be spelled out in an ontologicalrealisttheory.
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Here, it might be thought, there is an obvious threat to physicalism, and indeed to anyrealisttheory of color, on the basis of the following argument.
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I want to challenge the notion that the doctrine of pacificism, the alternative to militarism, is not arealisttheoryof life.
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The second challenge torealisttheoryargues that economic interdependence promotes peace.
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Another example of arealisttheoryis the embodied mind theory (below).
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Thus, even if all experimental loopholes are closed, superdeterminism may allow the construction of a localrealisttheorythat agrees with experiment.
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It is critical ofrealisttheorywhich it sees as too state-centric.
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Mearsheimer explains and argues for his theory of offensive realism by stating its key assumptions, evolution from earlyrealisttheory, and its predictive capability.
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By contrast, conventional realist theories of reference divorce reference from the mind and make no contact whatsoever with research on perception.
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For example, there are ethically realist theories like ethical naturalism.
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Some critics of (neo-) realism have raised the possibility that realist theories, for instance, may act as self-fulfilling prophecies.
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This is seen as contradicting especially the realist theories and this empirical claim is now one of the great disputes in political science.
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