Question

What was the special sense in realism ?

Answer 1

Realism, sometimes also known as naturalism, is commonly the effort to depict subject matter accurately, without withdrawing aesthetic qualities  , practices, strange, and mysterious elements.

In metaphysics, realism concern about the given object's view that survives in reality alone in our conceptual design. In philosophical terms, these objects depicts the special sense of realism which is free of someone's conceptual design, thoughts, scientific practices, beliefs, etc.

Answer 2

Understanding and accepting a situation accurately and dealing it accordingly is the special sense of realism. Realism can also be said in a simple term, practicality (practical thinking).

Everyone has a different way of handling a situation, but the way of handling it by understanding situation as it is is the right way of handling it.

Note: A person can't be always realistic in every situation.