idealism
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/, /ʌɪˈdiːəlɪz(ə)m/
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Noun
idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms)
- The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
- The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.[1]
- (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
- Synonym: philosophical idealism
- Antonym: materialism
Derived terms
- absolute idealism
- epistemological idealism
- metaphysical idealism
- transcendental idealism
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Translations
property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable
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practice of giving ideal character
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an approach to philosophical enquiry
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See also
References
- “idealism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “idealism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
- "idealism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 152.
Romanian
Declension
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Swedish
Noun
idealism c
- idealism (holding or striving towards ideals, sometimes unrealistic)
- (philosophy) idealism
Declension
| Declension of idealism | ||||
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| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | idealism | idealismen | — | — |
| Genitive | idealisms | idealismens | — | — |
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