Realism vs. Nihilism
Difference Between Realism and Nihilism
Realismnoun
A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
Nihilismnoun
(philosophy) A philosophical doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life.
Realismnoun
An artistic representation of reality as it is.
Nihilismnoun
(ethics) The rejection of inherent or objective moral principles.
Realismnoun
(sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.
Nihilismnoun
(politics) The rejection of non-rationalized or non-proven assertions in the social and political spheres of society.
Realismnoun
(philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.
Nihilismnoun
A Russian movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.
Realismnoun
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
Nihilismnoun
The understanding that all endeavors are devoid of objective meaning.
Realismnoun
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived
Nihilismnoun
The refusal of belief, that belief itself is untenable.
Realismnoun
the state of being actual or real;
the reality of his situation slowly dawned on himNihilismnoun
a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
Realismnoun
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
Nihilismnoun
the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
Realismnoun
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
Nihilismnoun
complete denial of all established authority and institutions
