EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Realism is a philosophical approach that argues that ultimate reality is the world of
A
ideas
B
observations
C
experiences
D
physical objects
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Realists believe that reality exists independent of the human mind. The ultimate reality is the world of physical objects. The focus is on the body/objects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ultimate reality is “a reality that is at the forefront of all transcends all other realities, final, and fundamental power in all reality". This heavily overlaps with the concept of the Absolute in certain philosophies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Philosophers who profess realism often claim that truth consists in a correspondence between cognitive representations and reality. Realists tend to believe that whatever we believe now is only an approximation of reality but that the accuracy and fullness of understanding can be improved.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aquinas adopts a form of moderate realism. He rejects the full realism of Plato, whereby universals exist as real entities in a world of intelligible Forms independently of the world of sensible things.

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