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	Realism, Realist or Realistic may refer to: Realism (arts) Realism (arts) Realism in the visual arts and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation.... , the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life Realism (theatre), a movement towards greater fidelity to real life Realism (visual arts) Realism (visual arts) Realism is a visual art style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. Realists render everyday life characters, situations, dilemmas, and objects, all in verisimilitude.... , a style of painting that depicts what the eye can see Classical Realism Classical Realism For Classical Realism in International Relations, see Realism Classical Realism refers to an artistic movement in late 20th century painting that places a high value upon skill and beauty, combining elements of 19th century neoclassicism and Realism .... , an artistic movement in late 20th Century that valued beauty and artistic skill Hyperrealism (painting) Hyperrealism (painting) Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is a fully-fledged school of art and can be considered as an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting photorealistic paintings or sculptures.... , a genre of painting that resembles high resolution photography Kitchen sink realism Kitchen sink realism Kitchen sink realism was an England cultural movement which developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in theatre, art, novels, film and television plays.... , an English cultural movement in the 1950s and 1960s that concentrated on contemporary social realism Literary realism Literary realism Literary realism most often refers to the trend, beginning with certain works of French literature of the 19th century and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors in various countries, towards depictions of contemporary life and society 'as they were'.... , a 19th century literary movement Magic realism Magic realism Magic realism, or magical realism, is an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even "normal" setting.... , an artistic genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting Nazi heroic realism or the art of the third Reich, a style of propaganda art associated with Nazi Germany New Realism New realism Nouveau R?alisme refers to an artistic movement founded in 1960 by the art critic Pierre Restany and the painter Yves Klein during the first collective exposition in the Apollinaire gallery in Milan.... , an artistic movement founded in 1960 by Pierre Restany and Yves Klein Poetic realism Poetic realism Poetic realism was a film movement in France leading up to World War II. More a tendency than a movement, Poetic Realism is not strongly unified like Film editing#Soviet montage or French Impressionist Cinema.... , a film movement in France in the 1930s that used heightened aestheticism Photorealism Photorealism Photorealism is the genre of painting based on making a painting of a photograph. The term is primarily applied to paintings from the United States photorealism art movement that began in the late 1960s, early 1970s.... , a genre of painting that resembles photography Romantic realism Romantic realism Romantic Realism is an aesthetics term that usually refers to art that deals with the themes of Volition and Value theory while also acknowledging objective reality and the importance of wikt:technique.... , an aesthetic art term popularized by writer/philosopher Ayn Rand Social realism Social realism Social Realism, also known as Socio-Realism, is an artistic movement, expressed in the visual and other realism , which depicts working class activities.... , an artistic movement which depicts working class activities Socialist realism Socialist realism Socialist realism is a Teleology-oriented style of realism which has as its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism. Although related, it should not be confused with social realism, a type of art that realistically depicts subjects of social concern.... , a style of propaganda art associated with Communism International relations Defensive realism Defensive realism In international relations, defensive realism is a variant of realism in international relations. Like realism, defensive realism looks at states as rational players who are the primary actors in world affairs.... , a theory that anarchy on the world stage causes states to increase their security, resulting in greater instability Liberal realism or the "English school of international relations theory", the theory that there exists a 'society of states' Neorealism or structural realism, a theory that international structures act as a constraint on state behavior Offensive realism Offensive realism In international relations, offensive realism is a variant of realism in international relations. Like realism, offensive realism regards states as the primary actors in international relations.... , a theory that states will exploit opportunities to expand whenever they are presented Political realism, a theory that the primary motivation of states is the desire for power or security, rather than ideals or ethics Subaltern realism Subaltern realism Subaltern realism is a theory first proposed in the 1980s and further developed in the 1990s by Professor Mohammed Ayoob, a scholar of international relations.... , a theory that Third World states are more concerned with short term gains. Law Legal realism Legal realism Legal realism is a family of theories about the nature of law developed in the first half of the 20th century in the United States and Scandinavia .... , a theory that law is made by human beings and thus subject to human imperfections Left realism Left realism Left Realist Criminology emerged out of Critical criminology as a reaction against what was perceived to be the Left's failure to take a practical interest in everyday crime, leaving it to the Right Realism to monopolise the political agenda on law and order.... , a theory that crime disproportionately affects working class people Right Realism Right Realism In criminology, Right Realism is the ideological polar opposite of Left Realism. It considers the phenomenon of crime from the perspective of political Conservatism and asserts that it takes a more realistic view of the causes of crime and deviant behavior, and identifies the best mechanisms for its control.... , a theory about the prevention and control of atmospheric elephants. Philosophy Aesthetic Realism Aesthetic Realism Aesthetic Realism is the philosophy of aesthetics founded by the American poet and critic Eli Siegel in 1941. Many critics allege that, while a number of Siegel's ideas have merit, the Aesthetic Realists comprise a cult.... , a philosophy founded by the American poet and critic Eli Siegel Australian realism or Australian materialism, a 20th Century school of philosophy in Australia Christian Realism Christian Realism Christian Realism is a philosophy advocated by Reinhold Niebuhr. Christian Realists believe that the "kingdom of heaven" ideal is one's supreme concern.... , a philosophy advocated by Reinhold Niebuhr Constructive realism Constructive realism Constructive realism is a branch of philosophy, specifically the philosophy of science. It was developed in the late 1980s by Friedrich Wallner in Vienna.... , a philosophy of science Cornell realism Cornell realism Cornell realism is a view in meta-ethics, associated with the work of Richard Boyd, Nicholas Sturgeon, and David O. Brink, who took his Ph.D. at Cornell but never taught there.... , a view in meta-ethics associated with the work of Richard Boyd and others Critical realism Critical realism In the philosophy of perception, critical realism is the theory that some of our sense-data can and do accurately represent external objects, properties, and events, while other of our sense-data do not accurately represent any external objects, properties, and events.... , a philosophy of perception concerned with the accuracy of human sense-data Direct realism Direct realism Direct realism, also known as naive realism or common sense realism, is a theory of perception that claims that the senses provide us with direct awareness of the external world.... , a theory of perception Entity realism Entity realism Entity realism is a philosophical position within the debate about scientific realism. Whereas traditional scientific realism argues that our best scientific theories are true, or approximately true, or closer to the truth than their predecessors, entity realism does not commit itself to judgments concerning the truth of scientific theories.... , a philosophical position within scientific realism Epistemological realism Epistemological realism Epistemological realism is a philosophical position, a subcategory of objectivism , holding that what you know about an object exists independently of your mind.... , a subcategory of objectivism Hyper-realism or Hyperreality, the inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy Mathematical realism, a branch of philosophy of mathematics Moderate realism Moderate realism Moderate realism as a position in the debate on the metaphysics of universal holds that there is no realm in which universals exist It is opposed to both full-blooded realism , such as the theory of Platonic forms, and nominalism.... , a position holding that there is no realm where universals exist Modal realism Modal realism Modal realism is the view, notably propounded by David Lewis , that all possible worlds are as real as the actual world. It is based on the following tenets: possible worlds existence; possible worlds are not different in kind from the actual world; possible worlds are Reduction entity; the term actual in actual world is indexicality... , a philosophy propounded by David Lewis, that possible worlds are as real as the actual world Moral realism Moral realism Moral realism is the meta-ethics view which claims that:# Ethical Sentence s express propositions.# Some such propositions are true.# Those propositions are made true by objective features of the world, independent of human opinion.... , the view in philosophy that there are objective moral values Mystical realism Mystical realism In philosophy, mystical realism is a view concerning the nature of the divinity. The term originated with the Russian philosopher Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev in his published article, titled "Decadentism and Mystical Realism".... , a philosophy concerning the nature of the divine, advanced by Nikolai Berdyaev Naive realism Naïve realism Na?ve realism, also known as direct realism or common sense realism, is a common sense theory of perception.Na?ve realism claims that the World is pretty much as common sense would have it.... , a common sense theory of perception New realism (philosophy) New realism (philosophy) New realism was a philosophy expounded in the early 20th century by a group of six USA based scholars, namely Edwin Holt , Walter Taylor Marvin , William Pepperell Montague , Ralph Barton Perry , Walter B.... , a school of early 20th-century epistemology rejecting epistemological dualism Organic realism or the Philosophy of Organism, the metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead, now known as process philosophy Philosophical realism Philosophical realism Contemporary philosophical realism is the belief in a reality that is completely ontologically independent of our conceptual schemes, linguistic practices, beliefs, etc.... , the belief that reality exists independently of observers Platonic realism Platonic realism Platonic realism is a philosophy term usually used to refer to the idea of Philosophical realism regarding the existence of universals after the Greek philosophy philosopher Plato , a student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle.... , a philosophy articulated by Plato, positing the existence of universals Quasi-realism Quasi-realism Quasi-realism is the meta-ethics view which claims that:# Ethical Sentence s do not express propositions.# Instead, ethical sentences projectivism emotional attitudes as though they were Philosophical realism properties.... , an expressivist meta-ethical theory which asserts that though our moral claims are projectivist we understand them in realist terms Representative realism Representative realism Representational realism, related to indirect realism, is a philosophy concept, broadly equivalent to the accepted view of perception in natural science.... , the view that we cannot perceive the external world directly Scientific realism Scientific realism Scientific realism is, at the most general level, the view that the world described by science is the real world, as it is, independent of what we might take it to be.... , the view that the world described by science is the real world Transcendental realism Transcendental Realism Transcendental realism is a concept stemming from the philosophy of Immanuel Kant that implies individuals have a perfect understanding of the limitations of their own minds.... , a concept implying that individuals have a perfect understanding of the limitations of their own minds Truth-value link realism, a metaphysical concept explaining how to understand parts of the world that are apparently cognitively inaccessible Other fields Realism (album) Realism (album) Track listing#"Realist"#"Statik"#"The Unknown"#"American Dream"#"Radioactive Man"#"Scripts Electric"#"Swordsman"#"Wired Hate"#"Far Away"... , a 2006 album by the German electronic band Steril Depressive realism Depressive realism Depressive realism is the proposition that people with Clinical depression have a more Accuracy and precision view of reality.... , a contested theory that individuals suffering from clinical depression have a more accurate view of reality Ethnographic realism Ethnographic realism Within the field of anthropology and other social sciences, ethnography is a genre of writing used to describe human social and cultural interactions.... , a writing style, in anthropology, which narrates the author's experiences and observations as if they were first-hand Tactical realism, a genre of combat simulations in computer gaming Realists, a typeface in VOX-ATypI classification VOX-ATypI classification In typography, the Vox-ATypI classification makes it possible to classify typefaces in eleven general classes. Devised by Maximilien Vox in 1954, it was adopted in 1962 by the ATypI and in 1967 as a British Standard, as British Standards Classification of Typefaces , which is a very basic interpretation of the earlier Vox-ATypI classificatio... See also Anti-realism Anti-realism In philosophy, the term anti-realism is used to describe anyposition involving either the denial of an Objectivity reality of entities of a certain type or the denial that verification-transcendent statements about a type of entity are either true or false.... Fantastic Realism (disambiguation) Irrealism (disambiguation)