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Therefore, whatever the limitations of the use of common understandings, it is at least not the case that only metaphysical realism gains support from them.
At the end of the 1920s, this "mater ialism" had taken clearer shape backed by an empir ical realism about the symbolic constructions involved.
The inevitable outcome of the process was the erosion of the realism of national plans.
Drawing on 'critical realism' and 'subtle realism', the arguments for the use of action research in community research and development are explored.
Therefore, critical realism implies a critique of this historical variant of old institutionalism.
Imprecise words such as 'realism' change their meaning, and it would be misleading to attribute to the audiences of the 1950s our idea of realism.
A chronological examination of die libretti demonstrates, however, a gradual demand for realism to the extent that writing and decor became more equally weighted.
First, can the necessity of divine existence be elucidated within the framework of modal realism ?
According to innocent realism, there is one reality, the existence and definite character of which is largely mind-independent.
We have introduced several variations on their technique aimed at improving the representational realism of the design models that are capable of being operated on.
Epistemological realism thus sets in and a relatively intangible process is reified, that is, treated as an entity, almost as a thing.
There are also many critiques of critical realism.
The former is analogous to supernatural realism and the latter to the religion-as-fiction hypothesis.
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degree of realism
The first step away from perfection destroys the beautiful mathematics without adding a significant degreeofrealism.
lack of realism
Whether this produces less valid results compared to strong statistical designs accompanied by lack of realism is yet unanswered.
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