naive realism

Noun

Meaning

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

realism

Hypernyms

philosophical doctrine philosophical theory

Examples

The mechanical conception of the universe is nothing but naïve realism. Alfred Binet

Science seems to be at war with itself.... Naive realism leads to physics, and physics, if true, shows naive realism to be false. Therefore naive realism, if true, is false; therefore it is false. Bertrand Russell

Naive realism leads to physics, and physics, if true, shows naive realism to be false. Therefore naive realism, if true, is false; therefore it is false. Bertrand Russell

Close letter words and terms

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