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Realist

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a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

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§1
a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
§2
a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style
§3
a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

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