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REALISM

Realism, Realist or Realistic are terms that describe any manifestation of  philosophical realism , the belief that reality exists independently of observers, whether in philosophy itself or in the applied arts and sciences. In this broad sense it is frequently contrasted with  Idealism . Realism in the arts  concerns the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life.  Political realism  is a dominant school of thinking within the international relations discipline that prioritizes national interest and security over ideology, moral concerns and social reconstructions. In ethics  moral realism  takes the view that there are objective moral values.  Scientific realism  is the view that the world described by science is the real world and  mathematical realism  a branch of philosophy of mathematics. Philosophical realism Main article:  philosophical realism Realism as a  philosophy of mind  is rooted in the "common sense"  philosophy of perception  known as  naive rea