Associations to the word «Naturalistic»

Wiktionary

NATURALISTIC, adjective. Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic
NATURALISTIC, adjective. Of, or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism
NATURALISTIC FALLACY, noun. Any attempt to verbally define "good", instead of treating it as an undefined term, in terms of which other terms are defined.

Dictionary definition

NATURALISTIC, adjective. Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin