naturalism
pronunciation
How to pronounce naturalism in British English:
UK [ˈnætʃrəlɪzəm]
How to pronounce naturalism in American English:
US [ˈnætʃərəˌlɪzəm, ˈnætʃrə-]
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- Noun:
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
Word Origin
- naturalism (n.)
- 1630s, "action based on natural instincts," from natural + -ism. In philosophy, as a view of the world and humanity's relationship to it, from 1750. As a tendency in art and literature, from 1850.
Example
- 1. Still , naturalism is not as restrictive as it sounds .
- 2. Theologians often describe pelagianism as a form of naturalism .
- 3. One challenge to naturalism is to find a place for mathematics .
- 4. Naturalism tries to condense the scientific spirit into a philosophical theory .
- 5. Naturalism as dogma is one more enemy of the scientific spirit .