anti-realist
adjective
(alsoantirealist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈrɪə.lɪst/us/ˌæn.taɪˈriː.ə.lɪst/anti-realistadjective(THOUGHT)
social sciencespecialized
inphilosophy,opposedtorealism(= thebeliefthatobjectscontinuetoexistevenwhen no one is there toseethem):
Sheespousesaradicalanti-realistphilosophy.
- One antirealistargumentis thatscientistsoftensuccessfullyuse severalincompatiblemodelstoreachthe sameconclusion.
- Thispositionrejectsrealisttruthandendorsesan anti-realistconceptionofbelief.
- Sheseesherself in the anti-realisttraditionof Woolf and Stein.
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-realistadjective(ART)
art,literature,theatre & filmspecialized
Anti-realistpaintings,films,books, etc. do nottrytorepresentlifeas it really is:
anti-realistphotographictricks
Thestorytakesplacewithin afantastic, anti-realistnarrative.
- This is an oftenabsurdanddeliberatelyanti-realistfilm.
- His anti-realistworkreflectsthefearsand anxieties ofourchaoticage.
- Heexploredthelimitsof anti-realisttheatre.
Representation in art & in general
- anti-realism
- Calvary
- capture
- complementary
- confederate
- depict
- non-representational
- non-symbolic
- perspective
- pictograph
- poetic licence
- realist
- represent
- representation
- representational
- semiotic
- simulacrum
- symbolism
- ultrarealism
- volumetric
anti-realist
noun[C]
(alsoantirealist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈrɪə.lɪst/us/ˌæn.taɪˈriː.ə.lɪst/inphilosophy, someone who isopposedto theideasofrealism(= thebeliefthatobjectscontinuetoexistevenwhen no one is there toseethem):
He was neither anidealistnoran anti-realist aboutscientifictheory.
- Anti-realistspointout thattruthis not themaingoalofscientificmodelling.
- According to anti-realists, there is noobjectivetruthaboutmoralmatters.
- Antirealists havedeployedavarietyofargumentstounderminerealism.
Philosophy
- aesthete
- aesthetic
- aesthetically
- anthropocentric
- anthropocentrism
- essentialism
- existential
- existentialism
- existentialist
- expressionism
- notional
- ontological
- ontology
- Parkinson's law
- phenomenologist
- superorganic
- syllogism
- syllogistic
- symbolism
- tabula rasa