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naïve realist en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to naïve realism.
   • So the naïve realist account of perceptual experience cannot be correct for the case of hallucinatory experience, and more generally cannot be directly applied to any case of delusive experience, such as illusions where one does perceive an external object, but misperceives it as other than it really is. 1997, M.G.F. Martin, “The Reality of Appearances”, in Mark Sainsbury, editor, Thought and Ontology, Milan: FrancoAngeli, →ISBN, page 85:

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naïve realist en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Someone who advocates naïve realism.
   • In conclusion, it will be noticed that we have talked about nerves and matter, etc., from the standpoint of a naïve realist but of course our theory can be interpreted into terms of Idealism. 1891 September, E.V. Bigelow, “Genesis of Spatial Sensation”, in New Englander and Yale Review, volume 55, number 257, New Haven: W.L. Kingsley, →OCLC, page 256:

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naive realist		alternative	lexicographic