naïve realist
naïve realist noun: someone who advocates naïve realism.
Noun
naïve realist (plural naïve realists)
- Someone who advocates naïve realism.
- In conclusion, it will be noticed that we have talked about nerves and matter, etc., from the standpoint of a naïve realist but of course our theory can be interpreted into terms of Idealism.1891 September, E.V. Bigelow, “Genesis of Spatial Sensation”, in New Englander and Yale Review, volume 55, number 257, New Haven: W.L. Kingsley, →OCLC, page 256
Adjective
naïve realist (comparative more naïve realist, superlative most naïve realist)
- Of or pertaining to naïve realism.
- So the naïve realist account of perceptual experience cannot be correct for the case of hallucinatory experience, and more generally cannot be directly applied to any case of delusive experience, such as illusions where one does perceive an external object, but misperceives it as other than it...1997, M.G.F. Martin, “The Reality of Appearances”, in Mark Sainsbury, editor, Thought and Ontology, Milan: FrancoAngeli, →ISBN, page 85
Forms of naïve realist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | naïve realists |
| alternative form | naive realist |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more naïve realist |
| superlative | most naïve realist |
Questions about naïve realist
- What does naïve realist mean?
- Naïve realist means someone who advocates naïve realism.
- What part of speech is naïve realist?
- Naïve realist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of naïve realist?
- The plural of naïve realist is naïve realists.
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