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   re·al·ism

   /ˈrēəˌliz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly: "the summit was marked by a new mood of realism" Similar pragmatismpracticalitymatter-of-factnesscommon senselevel-headednessclear-sightedness
   • ▪ the view that the subject matter of politics is political power, not matters of principle: "political realism is the oldest approach to global politics"
   • 2. the quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life: "the earthy realism of Raimu's characters" Similar authenticityfidelityverisimilitudetruthfulnessfaithfulnessnaturalisminformal:telling it like it is
   • ▪ (in art and literature) the movement or style of representing familiar things as they actually are.
   • 3. the doctrine that universals or abstract concepts have an objective or absolute existence. The theory that universals have their own reality is sometimes called Platonic realism because it was first outlined by Plato's doctrine of “forms” or ideas.
   • ▪ the doctrine that matter as the object of perception has real existence and is neither reducible to universal mind or spirit nor dependent on a perceiving agent.

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