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   naturalism

   /ˈnatʃ(ə)rəlɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. (in art and literature) a style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail: "his attack on naturalism in TV drama"
   • 2. the philosophical belief that everything arises from natural properties and causes, and supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted: "this romanticized attitude to the world did conflict with his avowed naturalism"
   • ▪ (in moral philosophy) the theory that ethical statements can be derived from non-ethical ones.
   • ▪ another term for natural religion

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