Logic of REALISM

DICTIONARY:
the doctrine that universals
have a real objective existence
 represents the theory that
particular things exist
independently of our perception
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Books:
It is an attitude of mind, a mode of
thinking and an attempt to explain the
nature of things
(Dhiman. 2008)
Matter has its own existence independently of
our mind.
A doctrine that the objects of our senses exist
independently of their being known or perceived.
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Realists asserts that there are more
important, unchanging truths to
be learned. These truths are to be
found in the real world of things
that exist apart from any
intangible ideas about them.
“a world of THINGS”
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•Classical Tradition Aristotelian
Realism
•Classical Tradition Religious
Realism
•DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN
REALISM
•Contemporary Realism
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Classical Tradition
Aristotelian Realism
He believed that people should be much
involved in studying and understanding
the reality of all things.
Aristotle believed that everything had a
purpose and that humans’ purpose is to
think.
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Classical Tradition
Religious Realism
Philosophy combined with realism and
Christian doctrine, developed and offshoot
of reality called Thomism, in which much
of contemporary Catholic education is
rooted.
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DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN
REALISM
Modern realism developed out of attempts to
correct such errors, and these corrective attempts
were at the heart of what today is called scientific
revolution that swept Western culture.

• Francis Bacon
• John Locke
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Contemporary Realism
Has tended to develop most strongly
around concerns with science and
scientific problems of a philosophical
nature.

• Alfred North Whitehead

• Bertrand Russel