The difference between Physicalism and Realism
When used as nouns, physicalism means a philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties, whereas realism means a concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
check bellow for the other definitions of Physicalism and Realism
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Physicalism as a noun (philosophy):
A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.
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Realism as a noun:
A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
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Realism as a noun:
An artistic representation of reality as it is.
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Realism as a noun (sciences):
The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.
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Realism as a noun (philosophy):
A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.