transcendental realism

noun

A school of philosophy that can be juxtaposed with transcendental idealism in that it views things in terms of how they actually are rather than how they appear to the actor.

Meanings

nountranscendental realism (countable and uncountable, plural transcendental realisms)

plural transcendental realisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA school of philosophy that can be juxtaposed with transcendental idealism in that it views things in terms of how they actually are rather than how they appear to the actor.
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