conceptual realism

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noun Philosophy.

the doctrine that universals have real and independent existence.

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con·cep·tual re·alist, noun

He said many of them had trouble making the transition from stage realism to the more naturalistic demands of the screen.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was also an off-putting conflict between whimsy and realism.
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Read too strictly, this would exclude highly inventive works of science fiction and fantasy because they lack realism.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Interpreted more broadly, the phrase loses meaning: what constitutes the necessary threshold of realism?
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He somehow manages to balance faith, realism, optimism, the news of the day, and the fate of the human race.
Martin Luther King’s Nobel Speech Is an Often Ignored Masterpiece|Malcolm Jones|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Have your play display human nature as you know it, and realism without morbidness.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Most of them have a smack of realism which shows that Donald has a serious aim in life, that of being a successful man.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
His sketches of everyday living are characterized by his human interest touch and his unique technique of realism at that time.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
She is considered a writer of historical realism although originally she began writing as a romanticist.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
In an era of sentimental and romantic writing, she dared to inject severe realism.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey