Realism vs. Materialism

Realismnoun

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

Materialismnoun

Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.

Realismnoun

An artistic representation of reality as it is.

Materialismnoun

(philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

Realismnoun

(sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.

Materialismnoun

Material substances in the aggregate; matter.

Realismnoun

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

Materialismnoun

The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets; called also philosophical materialism.

‘The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.’;

Realismnoun

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 exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle).

Materialismnoun

The tendency to give undue importance to material interests as contrasted with spiritual concerns; devotion to the material nature and its wants.

Realismnoun

Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.

Materialismnoun

Material substances in the aggregate; matter.

Realismnoun

the practise of assessing facts and the probabilities of the consequences of actions in an objective manner; avoidance of unrealistic or impractical beliefs or efforts. Contrasted to idealism, self-deception, overoptimism, overimaginativeness, or visionariness.

Materialismnoun

a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Realismnoun

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Materialismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

Realismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived

Materialism

Materialism is a form of philosophical monism that holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all things, including mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions. According to philosophical materialism, mind and consciousness are by-products or epiphenomena of material processes (such as the biochemistry of the human brain and nervous system), without which they cannot exist.

Realismnoun

the state of being actual or real;

‘the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him’;

Realismnoun

an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

Realismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names