representationalism
[ rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh-nl-iz-uhm, -zuhn- ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˈteɪ ʃə nlˌɪz əm, -zən- /
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noun
Also called representative realism. Epistemology. the view that the objects of perception are ideas or sense data that represent external objects, especially the Lockean doctrine that the perceived idea represents exactly the primary qualities of the external object.
Fine Arts. the practice or principle of representing or depicting an object in a recognizable manner, especially the portrayal of the surface characteristics of an object as they appear to the eye.
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Origin of representationalism
First recorded in 1895–1900; representational + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM representationalism
rep·re·sen·ta·tion·al·ist, nounrep·re·sen·ta·tion·al·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby representationalism
reprehensible, reprehension, represent, representation, representational, representationalism, representative, representatives, repress, repressed, represser
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British Dictionary definitions for representationalism
representationalism
representationism
/ (ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
philosophy the doctrine that in perceptions of objects what is before the mind is not the object but a representation of itCompare presentationism, naive realism See also barrier of ideas
fine arts the practice or advocacy of attempting to depict objects, scenes, figures, etc, directly as seen
Derived forms of representationalism
representationalistic, adjectiverepresentationist, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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