Realism, in philosophy, the view that accords to things that are known or perceived an existence or nature that is independent of whether anyone is thinking about or perceiving them. Realist positions have been defended in ontology, metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of science, ethics, and the theory of truth.

2025年1月28日 · If Plato was the father of metaphysics, Aristotle was the father of everything else. His philosophy is grounded in empiricism —the belief that knowledge comes from sensory experience. Unlike Plato, who distrusted the senses and prioritized intellectual intuition, Aristotle argued that the senses are our starting point for understanding the world.

2023年10月25日 · His radical realism broke new ground and established him as the original pioneer of realism as both an artistic philosophy and a distinctive style in 19th century painting. Courbet is thus widely recognized as the "father of realism" in visual arts for revolutionizing artistic conventions to portray reality objectively on canvas.

In early modern philosophy, Scottish Common Sense Realism was a school of philosophy which sought to defend naive realism against philosophical paradox and scepticism, arguing that matters of common sense are within the reach of common understanding and that common-sense beliefs even govern the lives and thoughts of those who hold non ...

Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC), the father of realism, was a student of Plato, and adapted his philosophies from that of his teacher. Considering that both men were from the same small community, it is astonishing that both Plato’s and Aristotle’s philosophies of education have endured for thousands of years.

2022年3月4日 · Norwegian playwright and theatre director Hendrik Johan Ibsen is the celebrated father of Realism in literature. Like Courbet, he became notorious for weaving difficult and challenging subject matter into his art, to expand the minds of his audience.

2020年6月29日 · Aristotle is generally regarded as the father of Realism. John Locke, Erasmas, Rabelias, Comenius, Bertrand Russell, Francis Bacon, Milton are the chief protagonists of Realism.

George Eliot introduced realism into England, and William Dean Howells introduced it into the United States. Realism, in philosophical terms, refers to the concept that there is a reality beyond our perception. This means that how we see things and what we believe about them has no impact on the nature of said things.

Descartes may be regarded as the father of modern realism. He set forth one of the basic propositions of the movement: the independent existence of the object. 1 After Descartes, philosophers like Locke, Reid, and others introduced an …

Aristotle's contributions to realism in educational philosophy are foundational and encompass several key ideas that emphasize empirical understanding, practical application, and moral development.