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Realism vs Rationality - What's the difference?

realism | rationality |

As nouns the difference between realism and rationality

is that realism is a concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary while rationality is quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

realism

Noun

  • A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary
  • An artistic representation of reality as it is
  • (sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation
  • (philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them
  • Antonyms

    * (doctrine concerning universals) nominalism

    See also

    * idealism

    rationality

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.
  • His sudden loss of rationality was brought on by excess drink.
  • Objectivity, considerateness.
  • Such a discussion deserves rationality , not emotion a gut reaction.

    Synonyms

    * rationalness

    Derived terms

    * instrumental rationality