American English pronunciation

How to pronounce naturalism

IPA transcription: ['nætʃɚə,lɪzəm]

Pronunciation variants: ['nætʃɚə,lɪzəm]['nætʃɹə,lɪzəm]

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Noun

  • (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

Usage examples

  • Taylor rejects naturalism and formalist epistemologies.
  • He is known for introducing realism and naturalism into Yiddish theater.
  • He also criticized Francis Bacon and denounced literary naturalism and utilitarianism.
  • From this point of view, naturalism does not imply scientism.