Meaning of naïve realist | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who advocates naïve realism.

Examples

“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.”

“We generally express the situation by saying that the naive realist, who is the unsophisticated layman, assumes that he perceives things as they are, and that the idealist assumes that we do not perceive reality as it is or per se. The naive realist does not think of the antithesis between sensation and reality as the idealist does. To him things are as they appear.”

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