A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. / An artistic representation of reality as it is.

plural of realism

(philosophy) A school of philosophy that can be juxtaposed with transcendental idealism in that it views things in terms of how they actually are rather than how they appear to the actor.

(art) A short-lived German pop art movement of the 1960s. / (politics, philosophy) An ideological framework for viewing capitalism and its effects on politics, economics, and public thought.

A literary style or genre that combines naturalistic details and narrative with surreal or dreamlike elements.

A style of gaming in first-person shooters (FPS), where realistic ("real-world") settings are simulated by the gaming engine (to the best of its ability) and players use authentic military tactics to accomplish goals in the game.

A very realistic style in art in which a painting or drawing is virtually indistinguishable from a photograph.

An art and film movement that critically portrays the everyday lives of the working class and the poor.

(philosophy) The theory that perception supplies direct awareness of the external world

(psychology) The controversial hypothesis that people suffering from depression actually have a more accurate perception of reality than those who do not have it.