nonnaturalism
ər noun
1.
Literature.
a.
a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions.
b.
c.
d.
the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
2.
3.
action arising from or based on natural instincts and desires alone.
4.
Philosophy.
a.
the view of the world that takes account only of natural elements and forces, excluding the supernatural or spiritual.
b.
the belief that all phenomena are covered by laws of science and that all teleological explanations are therefore without value.
5.
Theology.
a.
the doctrine that all religious truth is derived from a study of natural processes and not from revelation.
b.
the doctrine that natural religion is sufficient for salvation.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a movement, esp in art and literature, advocating detailed realistic and factual description, esp that in 19th-century France in the writings of Zola, Flaubert, etc |
| b. the characteristics or effects of this movement | |
| 2. | a school of painting or sculpture characterized by the faithful imitation of appearances for their own sake |
| 3. | the belief that all religious truth is based not on revelation but rather on the study of natural causes and processes |
| 4. | philosophy |
| a. a scientific account of the world in terms of causes and natural forces that rejects all spiritual, supernatural, or teleological explanations | |
| b. naturalistic fallacy Compare descriptivism the meta-ethical thesis that moral properties are reducible to natural ones, or that ethical judgments are derivable from nonethical ones | |
| 5. | action or thought caused by natural desires and instincts |
| 6. | devotion to that which is natural |
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Cultural Dictionary
naturalism definition
A movement in literature and the arts, and an approach to philosophy. Literary and artistic naturalism aims at accuracy and objectivity and cultivates realistic and even sordid portrayals of people and their environment. Philosophical naturalism, which is often identified with materialism, holds that minds, spirits, and ideas are fundamentally material.
naturalism definition
In the visual arts, an attempt to depict the natural world as accurately and objectively as possible.
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