new realism

English

Etymology

In modern art, a calque of French nouveau réalisme.

Noun

new realism (uncountable)

  1. (art) Synonym of nouveau réalisme
  2. (philosophy) An early 20th century movement in philosophy that rejects the epistemological dualism of John Locke and older forms of realism.
  3. (philosophy) Italian new realism, a 21st century movement rooted in the framework of continental hermeneutics.

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