Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Imitating or producing the effect or appearance of nature.
- adjective Of or in accordance with the doctrines of naturalism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with nature; natural; not formal, conventional, or conventionalized; hence, simulating or resembling nature: as, a naturalistic effect of light on the stage.
- Realistic.
- Of, pertaining to, or based on naturalism in its philosophical or theological sense.
- In photography, said of a photograph in which the chief object is slightly out of focus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.
- adjective Closely resembling nature; realistic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having the
appearance ofnature orrealism ;lifelike orrealistic - adjective of, or relating to
philosophical ormethodological naturalism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
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Examples
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Somewhat surprisingly, Moore in effect also argues that most forms of non-naturalism are also guilty of what he calls the naturalistic fallacy.
Moral Non-Naturalism Ridge, Michael 2008
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Many thinkers of the present day pride themselves upon the growth of what they call the naturalistic spirit.
Nature Mysticism John Edward Mercer 1889
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If you want to see the latest in naturalistic manufacturing, though, check out the Eagle Nebula where the factories are putting out the latest model stars.
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Insect photos in naturalistic macro-focus - Boing Boing
Boing Boing 2009
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If you want to see the latest in naturalistic manufacturing, though, check out the Eagle Nebula where the factories are putting out the latest model stars.
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However, the truth maker of Socrates 'belief is different form the truth maker of Nocrates' belief, and this is nothing that can be accounted for in naturalistic terms.
An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008
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The point, however, is that there is a some fact of the matter about whether it is true, but that is not a fact that can be explained in naturalistic terms.
An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008
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However, the truth maker of Socrates 'belief is different form the truth maker of Nocrates' belief, and this is nothing that can be accounted for in naturalistic terms.
An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008
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Any appeal to divine intervention to bridge what seem to be otherwise unbridgeable gaps in naturalistic explanations is viewed with great suspicion.
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The American controversy over science teaching stems from the interaction of a constitutional peculiarity, namely, the First Amendment, with the seeming absence of metaphysical or theological content in naturalistic theories of evolution.
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