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New realism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of nouveau réalisme uncountable
  2. 2
    a form of realism that was developed at the beginning of the 20th century in opposition to idealism, that emphasizes the distinction between the object and the act of sensation, and that holds the objective world to exist independently of the knowing mind and to be directly knowable. wordnet
  3. 3
    An early 20th century movement in philosophy that rejects the epistemological dualism of John Locke and older forms of realism. uncountable
  4. 4
    Italian new realism, a 21st century movement rooted in the framework of continental hermeneutics. uncountable

Etymology

In modern art, a calque of French nouveau réalisme.

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