unrealism
Detachment from reality
Unrealism is the quality of being detached from reality or practicality.
The term appears in discussions of art, politics, and policy to describe approaches that ignore real-world constraints: The unrealism of the proposal became apparent when costs were calculated.
It can describe both naive idealism and deliberate rejection of realistic depiction in art.
Supernatural or illusory power
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
wizard · unicorn · sorcery · witchcraft · elf · mermaid · fable · quest
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
phantasm · simulacrum · distortion · misperception · fabrication · falsehood · trickery · optical illusion
Regarding as perfect
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- impracticalityBeing unworkable in reality
wishful thinking · pie-in-the-sky · quixotic · starry-eyed · head-in-clouds · daydreaming · overoptimism · unfeasibility
Hazy and fantastical
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- kafkaesqueNightmarishly illogical and bureaucratic
phantasmagoria · trompe-l'oeil · metamorphosis · distorted · grotesque · irrational · paradox · surreality
Doctrine denying mind-independent existence
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- nominalismUniversals exist as labels only
- conceptualismUniversals as mental constructs
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
postmodernism · relativism · skepticism · solipsism · constructivism · instrumentalism · pragmatism · subjectivism
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
dragon · wizard · unicorn · sorcery · witchcraft · elf · mermaid · fable · quest · mythical
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
apparition · phantasm · simulacrum · distortion · misperception · fabrication · falsehood · trickery · optical illusion · chimera
idealization
Regarding as perfect
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
impracticality · wishful thinking · pie-in-the-sky · quixotic · starry-eyed · head-in-clouds · daydreaming · overoptimism · unfeasibility · unworkability
dreamlike
Hazy and fantastical
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
kafkaesque · phantasmagoria · trompe-l'oeil · metamorphosis · distorted · grotesque · irrational · paradox · surreality · juxtaposition
antirealism
Doctrine denying mind-independent existence
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- nominalismUniversals exist as labels only
- conceptualismUniversals as mental constructs
phenomenology · postmodernism · relativism · skepticism · solipsism · constructivism · instrumentalism · pragmatism · subjectivism · epistemology
unrealismrealism
Accepting things as they are
naturalism · reality · verisimilitude · mimesis · truthfulness
unrealismpragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
realism · practicality · levelheadedness · groundedness · sobriety