new realism
Synonym of nouveau réalismeSynonym of nouveau réalisme
Meaning
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(uncountable)An early 20th century movement in philosophy that rejects the epistemological dualism of John Locke and older forms of realism.
(uncountable)Italian new realism, a 21st century movement rooted in the framework of continental hermeneutics.
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- 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.
Origin
In modern art, a calque of French nouveau réalisme.In modern art, a calque of French nouveau réalisme.
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