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realism
In philosophy, a term with two main technical uses. Philosophers who believe, as Plato did, that universals exist in their own right, and so independently of peceived objects, are traditionally labeled "realists." Realism in this sense is opposed to nominalism. On the other hand, realism also describes the view that peceived objects exist independently of our perceptions of them. Realism in this sense is opposed to the extreme empiricism of such as Berkeley and Hume.
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