English Explanatory Dictionary

representationalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder.
  2. Realistic representation of the world in art.

Word forms

representationalism representationalisms

Etymology

From representational + -ism.

Synonyms

internal perception indirect realism epistemological dualism realism

Derived words

nonrepresentationalism
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