natural realism

American  

noun

1. naive realism.

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Other Word Forms

• natural realist noun

Example Sentences

We don’t come to a Raimi film for its natural realism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Is this personality or maturity or a natural realism?

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2021

Such is Aristotle’s natural realism, pervading his metaphysical and physical writings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Relativism and scepticism have been perenially associated, but relativism is not a nihilistic, but a deeply realistic philosophy; it is just the sceptic's natural realism.

From The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker by Lloyd, Alfred H.

There is a natural realism which says, 'Can there be a word devoid of meaning, or an idea which is an idea of nothing?'

From Parmenides by Jowett, Benjamin