the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | |
the state of being actual or real | |