REPRESENTATIONALISM


Meaning of REPRESENTATIONALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-n ə l-ˌi- ]

noun

Date: 1842

1. : the doctrine that the immediate object of knowledge is an idea in the mind distinct from the external object which is the occasion of perception

2. : the theory or practice of realistic representation in art

• rep·re·sen·ta·tion·al·ist -list, -ist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.