Realism about some subject X is the view that X is a feature of objective reality, and would exist independently of any mind perceiving it.
Anti-realism is the view that X is not a purely objective feature of reality, and that the existence of X depends, in some way, on minds perceiving it.
Russell’s position on universals is a form of Realism, stating that universals are objective elements of reality. The reality that universals inhabit, however, is not the same everyday world of particulars that sensation acquaints us with.
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Hume’s stance on realism and anti-realism
Hume’s stance on realism or anti-realism about causality depends on which definition of Hume’s we emphasis on.
Hume’s Definition 1 gives a realist account of Causality, but definition 2 tthat incorporates mind dependent necessary connections between causes and effects gives an anit-realist account as it involves the projection of some feature of our minds.
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