Critical realism may refer to:
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Critical realism (philosophy of perception)
In the philosophy of perception, critical realism is the theory that some of our sense-data (for example, those of primary qualities) can and do accurately represent external objects, properties, and events, while other of our sense-data (for exa ...
, a perspective that states that some sense-data are accurate to external objects
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Critical realism (philosophy of the social sciences)
Critical realism is a philosophy of science, philosophical approach to understanding science, and in particular social science, initially developed by Roy Bhaskar (1944–2014). It specifically opposes forms of empiricism and positivism by viewin ...
, philosophical approach associated with Roy Bhaskar
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Theological critical realism, a term used in the religion–science interface community
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Social realism, particularly applied to art
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