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The terms Realism or Realist (in reference to an adherent of "Realism"), may refer to...

Art

• Realism (arts), the depiction of subjects as they appear in life, without embellishment or interpretation
  • Realism (dramatic arts), the depiction of subjects on stage as they appear in everyday life
  • Realism (visual arts), this philosophy as applied to visual arts
• Magic realism, an artistic genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting
• Socialist realism, a teleologically-oriented style of realistic art intended for the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism

Ethics

• Moral realism, the view in philosophy that there are objective moral values, and a rejection of moral relativism

International relations

• Political realism, a set of theories in international relations sharing a common belief that the primary motivation of states is the desire for power or security, rather than ideals or ethics
• Liberal realism, also known as the "English school of international relations theory", a branch of 'political realism' maintaining that, despite the condition of 'international anarchy', there exists a 'society of states'

Law

• Legal realism, a family of theories whose essential tenet is that all law is made by human beings and thus subject to human foibles, frailties and imperfections

Literature

• Literary realism, a trend, in early 19th century French literature, towards depictions of contemporary life and society as it is, instead of a romanticized or similarly stylized presentation
• Hysterical realism, a literary genre typified by a contrast between absurd prose, plotting, or characterization and detailed investigations of real social phenomena
• Fantastic realism (literature), a literary genre incorporating occult studies
• Swedish realism, the period in Swedish literature that encompassed the last two decades of the 19th century

Philosophy

• Aesthetic Realism, the philosophy founded by the American poet and critic Eli Siegel
• Critical realism, a philosophy of perception concerned with the accuracy of human sense-data
• Naïve realism, a theory of perception thought to be representative of most people's understanding and method of interpretation of their perceptions
• Philosophical realism, the belief that reality exists independently of observers.
• Platonic realism, is a philosophy which posits the existence of universals, originally described by the Greek philosopher Plato

Science

• Scientific realism, a view in the philosophy of science about the nature of scientific success

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