What does "representationalism" mean?

The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.

Representationalism

Common synonyms include: art, epistemological dualism, indirect realism, internal perception, realism, style.

noun

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Noun

1
The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder. countable, uncountable
2
Realistic representation of the world in art. countable, uncountable

From representational + -ism.