reality

Sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent

Also known as actuality · objective reality

Instance of: concept
, psychology concept

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Reality is the totality of existence or what all existing entities have in common. It is often contrasted with appearance, opposing what is with what seems to be, although the accuracy and fundamentality of this contrast are disputed. Various criteria for distinguishing real from unreal entities have been proposed, including causal powers, mind-independence, and being non-illusory. The concept of reality overlaps with notions such as being, existence, world, actuality, and truth.

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Has characteristic: existence
actuality
Opposite of: subjective reality
Different from: Reality criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: reality
Skutočnosť criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: skutočnosť
Studied by: ontology
philosophy
Said to be the same as: actuality
Subject lexeme: L413679

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