Naturalism vs Conventionalism - What's the difference?
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A state of nature; conformity to nature.
The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences.
(philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
(philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
(arts) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment.
naturism, social nudity.
(uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior
(countable, obsolete) A conventional act or constraint
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, passage=Having said this, you will not, I trust, suspect me of disliking you for throwing off conventionalisms and speaking to me as a man to a man. }}
(uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions
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, passage=Skepticism arrives at conventionalism by way of the claims that the conditions on evidential support cannot be satisfied
As nouns the difference between naturalism and conventionalism
is that naturalism is a state of nature; conformity to nature while conventionalism is adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.naturalism
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