A brief history of new realism
pages: 591-609
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1603597FKeywords:
Idealism, Post-modernism, New Realism, Ontology, EpistemologyAbstract
In this paper I try to sketch a brief history of new realism. Starting from nineteenth century idealism, I then move on to discuss twentieth century postmodernism, which, I argue, is the heir of idealism and the theoretical enemy of new realism. Finally, I offer a reconstruction of how and why contemporary new realism came into being and propose a few remarks on its future perspectives. Keywords: idealism, post-modernism, new realism, ontology, epistemology
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