According to wikipedia: the term anti-realism is used to describe any position involving either the denial of an objective reality of entities of a certain type or the denial that verification-transcendent statements about a type of entity are either true or false.
Therefore, it is a silly term that means nothing.
Therefore, it is a silly term that means nothing.
"Do you believe in anti-realism?"
"Yes, I deny that verification-transcendent statements about a type of entity are either true or false."
"What?"
"Yes, I deny that verification-transcendent statements about a type of entity are either true or false."
"What?"
by Andrey Biggins May 19, 2009
Get the Anti-realism mug.A spin-off of Anti-Centrism which center around the concept of uniting ideologies outside of the Political Compass (For example: Egoism, INGSOC, Social Darwinism and Communalism) to destroy the concept of realism and radicalize everyone to become an off-compass follower. Their goal is to "Magnetize the Compass" and destroy the foundation of sensible political ideologies so that either a utopia or a dystopia (or both, that's the power of doublethink) can be created
Egoist: The compass is a spook
Ingsoc: The compass is doubleplusungood
Social Darwinist: The compass is genetically inferior
Communalist: The compass is a hoarder
All four of them: Let form Anti-Realism
Ingsoc: The compass is doubleplusungood
Social Darwinist: The compass is genetically inferior
Communalist: The compass is a hoarder
All four of them: Let form Anti-Realism
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Get the Anti-Realism mug.The position that it is meaningless or pointless to talk about a reality completely independent of our conceptual schemes and practical engagements. What we call "truth" or "reality" is constituted by what works for us within our forms of life. There is no "God's-eye view" to compare our useful theories to; the only criteria for judgment are coherence, utility, and fruitfulness within our human practices.
Example: For a Pragmatic Anti-realist, saying "electrons exist" means "using the concept of 'electrons' allows us to build functioning computers, predict chemical reactions, and communicate successfully with other scientists." They deny we need to (or can) say anything about what electrons are "in themselves," apart from their role in our successful ways of acting and talking about the world. Pragmatic Anti-realism
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