POSTMODERNISM Antonyms

• correspondence in form or appearance

• acting according to certain accepted standards

• orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

• concurrence of opinion

• hardened conventionality

• a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

• the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature

• a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense

• genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

• the quality of being current or of the present

• practices typical of contemporary life or thought

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience

• the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

• the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings

• adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)

• the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

• The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.

• The view that all members of certain groups of people (such as those with the same race, gender, age, or sexual orientation) have common, essential traits inherent to the defining feature of the group; behavior or statement(s) that reflect such a view.

• The doctrine that there are certain traditional concepts, values, and skills that are essential to society and should be taught to all students.

• A lifestyle that seeks to minimize nonessentials in order to focus on what is important.

• The theory that human beings are by nature (i.e. essentially) good and that evil is the product of society.

• The state of being objective.

• Moral objectivism.

• Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.

• The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest.