realismlegitimacyrepresentationHobbesIn the study of politics, Cambridge is sometimes associated with a school of political philosophical "realism." This article discusses what realism in political philosophy might mean, by examining first what might count as "unrealistic" political philosophy (looking at ...
What is Realism? The basis behind realism is the acceptance that non-observable phenomena actually exist. A great example of assuming existence is black holes. No scientist has ever seen a black hole, but theory predicts that they exist. The observation of vast clouds of matter swirling around...
This chapter reflects on recent work on the theory of international law. The primary focus is on the apparent recent colonisation of international law by a theoretical paradigm which has become popular in the social sciences and in particular in the theo
Magical Realism is a genre of fiction which depicts a setting rooted in realism, but which has elements of fantasy. In other words, the world in which the story takes place is almost entirely identical to ours, but one or a few other worldly beings or traits are added to the mix. Often...
Critical realism is presented as an ontology and epistemology to frame science education, and focus on the development of critical scientific literacy by teaching students what is real and what is arbitrary about science. Recommendations for science education are outlined, grounded in critical realism ...
Idealism emphasizes the importance of ideas, principles, and the pursuit of perfection, often at the expense of practicality. Realism, on the other hand, focuses on the acceptance and depiction of things as they actually are.
This article is about the group itself and its beliefs. For the cult aspects of the group, see: Cult aspects of Aesthetic Realism. The philosophy In 1941, a poet named Eli Siegel created a philosophy that he called Aesthetic Realism, and recruited a group of devotees to promote it as the...
In the following essay I use an extended commentary on Dave Elder-Vass's The Reality of Social Construction to explore the issue of what progress in realism means. I set out and critique the concept of the norm circle in order to consider how an argument is developed as realist social theo...
we mean by “artificial intelligence,” a term people have actually been arguing about for decades. But the discourse around AI has become more acrimonious with the rise of large language models that can mimic the way we talk and write with thrilling/chilling (delete as applicable) realism. ...
Blest Gana’s work, as a consequence, still remains situated within the space of literary realism, which results in one and the same critical resolution. In Concha’s case, the mode of representation of the realist novel, according to how Lukács framed it, is followed to the letter and ...