different between physicalism vs irrealism

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physical +? -ism

physicalism (countable and uncountable, plural physicalisms)

(philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.

irreal +? -ism

irrealism (usually uncountable, plural irrealisms)

(philosophy) The belief that phenomenalism and physicalism are alternative "world-versions", both useful in some circumstances, but neither capable of fully capturing the other.
(art) A style that features an estrangement from our generally accepted sense of reality.

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