antirealist
/ˌæntiˈriːəlɪst/
noun
- A person who holds or supports antirealism, especially in philosophy or art.
- Antirealists in ethics argue that moral values are not objective facts about the world.
- The painter was an antirealist who preferred to express emotions through color rather than lifelike images.
- As an antirealist, she believes that scientific theories are useful tools, not true descriptions of reality.
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of antirealism.
- Her antirealist views on mathematics challenge the idea that numbers exist independently.
- The film's antirealist style uses dreamlike sequences to question what is real.
- The antirealist approach in literature focuses on subjective experience rather than external facts.