Realism

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Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to:

Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict things accurately, from either a visual, social or emotional perspective
Realism (international relations), the view that world politics are driven by competitive self-interest
Realism (theatre), 19th century theatre movement focused on bringing fidelity of real life to texts and performances
Literary realism, a literary movement stressing the depiction of contemporary life and society as it exists or existed
Philosophical realism, belief that reality exists independently of observers
Moral realism or ethical realism, a non-nihilist view of morality that claims ethical sentences express propositions made true by objective features of the world, independent of subjective opinion
Scientific realism, the doctrine that certain objects or theories in science are real
Depressive realism, a theory that individuals suffering from clinical depression have a more accurate view of reality
Ethnographic realism, a writing style that narrates the author's anthropological observations as if they were first-hand
Legal realism, a jurisprudence emphasizing the substantive results of the law
Tactical realism, a genre of combat simulations in computer gaming
Magic realism, a literary genre
Realism theory, the belief that cognitive biases are not "errors", but rather methods of dealing with the "real world"
Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, art movement

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