Realism vs. Surrealism

Realism vs. Surrealism — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Realism and Surrealism

Realismnoun

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

Surrealismnoun

An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

Realismnoun

An artistic representation of reality as it is.

Surrealismnoun

a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of Dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

Realismnoun

(sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.

Realismnoun

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.

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Realismnoun

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Realismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived

Realismnoun

the state of being actual or real;

the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him

Realismnoun

an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

Realismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names