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dialectical materialism collapse: the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

naturalism collapse: (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

positivism collapse: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

behaviorism collapse: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

realism collapse: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

materialism collapse: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality; a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

animalism collapse: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites; the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

versification collapse: the art or practice of writing verse; the form or metrical composition of a poem; a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

secularism collapse: a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

artlessness collapse: ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit; the quality of innocent naivete

poetic justice collapse: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)

atomism collapse: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"; (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association

honesty collapse: the quality of being honest; southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration

legitimacy collapse: lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

sincerity collapse: a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs"; the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"

Polyhymnia collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

Euterpe collapse: (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute); a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America

Muse collapse: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"; in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

health collapse: the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"; a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"

naturalness collapse: the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"; the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"

art collapse: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"; the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"; a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

quixotic collapse: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"

elegiac collapse: expressing sorrow often for something past; "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"; resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy; "an elegiac poem on a friend's death"

unrealistic collapse: not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"

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