Realism Explained
Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to:
In the arts
- Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts
Arts movements related to realism include:
In philosophy
Related realist philosophies include:
In the social sciences
Realist approaches in the social sciences include:
- Ethnographic realism, either a descriptive word, i.e. of or relating to the first-hand participant-observation practices of ethnographers, or a writing style or genre that narrates in a similar fashion.
- Legal realism, the view that jurisprudence should emulate the methods of natural science, i.e., rely on empirical evidence
- Realism (international relations), the view that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest
- Structural realism, in international relations
- Subtle realism, in social science research methodology
Media
Politics
Other uses
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