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naturalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | realism |
| Type of | art movement, artistic movement |
| Derivation | naturalistic |
naturalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
| Derivation | naturalist |
Examples of naturalism
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Jerry Coyne has posted his thoughts on the subject of methodological naturalism.
From the scienceblogs.com
Mariusz Kwiecien suffered particularly from the disease of purported naturalism.
From the washingtonpost.com
Naturalism is reined in by quasi-heraldic colours, contours, patterns and shapes.
From the guardian.co.uk
But the forensic personal detail and virtuoso naturalism make it genuinely eerie.
From the guardian.co.uk
Battle scenes and idle conversations are rendered with equally loving naturalism.
From the thestate.com
He says the play's wide emotional range extends from naturalism to magic realism.
From the smh.com.au
Naturalism and symbolism are part of modernism, but not of the avant-garde phase.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Mr. Rosen has an appealingly self-effacing naturalism, earthy and unglamorous.
From the movies.nytimes.com
You could never accomplish this on TV or film, with their resolute naturalism.
From the post-gazette.com
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
- An artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (naturalist) a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
- (naturalistic) representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"
- Naturalism in art refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting. The Realism movement of the 19th century advocated naturalism in reaction to the stylized and idealized depictions of subjects in Romanticism, but many painters have adopted a similar approach over the centuries ...
- Naturalism (foaled 1988 in New Zealand was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included three Group One races. ...
- Naturalism was a literary movement taking place from 1880s to 1940s that used detailed realism to suggest that social conditions, heredity, and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character. ...
- Naturalism is divided into two philosophical stances: *Methodological naturalism (or scientific naturalism) which focuses on epistemology: This stance is concerned with knowledge: what are methods for gaining trustworthy knowledge of the natural world? ...
- Naturalism is a movement in European drama and theatre that developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...
