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Existential vs Realism - What's the difference?

existential | realism |

In philosophy terms the difference between existential and realism

is that existential is of, or relating to existentialism while realism is a doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.

As an adjective existential

is of, or relating to existence.

As a noun realism is

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

existential

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to existence.
  • Based on experience; empirical.
  • (philosophy) Of, or relating to existentialism.
  • (linguistics) That part of a sentence indicating existence e.g. "there is".

    • Antonyms

    * non-phenomenal * noumenal * non-metaphysical

    Derived terms

    * existentialism * existentialist * existential crisis * existential quantifier

    Related terms

    * aseity * exist * existence * existent * existant

    realism

    English

    (wikipedia realism)

    Noun

  • A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary
  • An artistic representation of reality as it is
  • (sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation
  • (philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them

    • Antonyms

    * (doctrine concerning universals) nominalism

    See also

    * idealism

    Anagrams

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