Entity realism — is a philosophical position within the debate about scientific realism. Whereas traditional scientific realism argues that our best scientific theories are true, or approximately true, or closer to the truth than their predecessors, entity… … Wikipedia
Realism — Realism, Realist or Realistic may refer to:The arts*Realism (arts), the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life *Realism (dramatic arts), a movement towards greater fidelity to real life *Realism (visual arts), a style of painting… … Wikipedia
Entity — An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity… … Wikipedia
entity — A real thing. Entity realism is the term associated with the contemporary Canadian philosopher Ian Hacking, whereby the issue of scientific realism is not one of the truth or falsity of scientific theories, but of the real existence of the things … Philosophy dictionary
Scientific realism — is, at the most general level, the view that the world described by science is the real world, as it is, independent of what we might take it to be. Within philosophy of science, it is often framed as an answer to the question what does the… … Wikipedia
Political realism — Realism, also known as political realism, in the context of international relations, encompasses a variety of theories and approaches, all of which share a belief that states are primarily motivated by the desire for military and economic power… … Wikipedia
Direct and indirect realism — Direct realism argues we perceive the world directly For representationalism in the arts, see Realism (visual arts). The question of direct or naïve realism, as opposed to indirect or representational realism, arises in the philosophy of… … Wikipedia
Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism — • The theories that have been proposed as solutions of the problem of universals Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism Nominalism, Realism, Conceptualism … Catholic encyclopedia
Anti-realism — In philosophy, the term anti realism is used to describe anyposition involving either the denial of an objective reality of entities of a certain type or the denial that verification transcendent statements about a type of entity are either true… … Wikipedia
Non-physical entity — A non physical entity is an entity that lacks a physical or material body or material or physical characteristics. Non physical entities may be considered hypothetical, e.g. deities of religions no longer conventionally believed in, and used as… … Wikipedia
Ian Hacking — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Hacking, Ian birth = February 18, 1936 death = | school tradition = analytic philosophy main interests = philosophy of science… … Wikipedia