naive realism

American  

noun

Philosophy.

1. the theory that the world is perceived exactly as it is.

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naive realism British  

noun

1. philosophy the doctrine that in perception of physical objects what is before the mind is the object itself and not a representation of it Compare representationalism

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Other Word Forms

• naive realist noun

Etymology

Origin of naive realism

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

This position is sometimes called scientific realism or, by critics, naive realism.

From Scientific American • Mar. 19, 2021

Plausibly, the survival advantage of vision gave rise to our reflexive bias for believing that the world is as we perceive it to be, an error that psychologists and philosophers call naive realism.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2013

A naive realism is a relic of past ancestry; it is a failure to conceive anything as reality unless it lends itself to the senses.

From An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy by Jones, W. Tudor (William Tudor)