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NAIVE REALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does naive realism mean? 

NAIVE REALISM (noun)
  The noun NAIVE REALISM has 1 sense:

1. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceivedplay

  Familiarity information: NAIVE REALISM used as a noun is very rare.


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NAIVE REALISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

naive realism; realism

Hypernyms ("naive realism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)


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