IDEALISM

Idealism

In philosophy, idealism is the group of philosophies which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing. In a sociological sense, idealism emphasizes how human ideas—especially beliefs and values—shape society. As an ontological doctrine, idealism goes further, asserting that all entities are composed of mind or spirit. Idealism thus rejects physicalist and dualist theories that fail to ascribe priority to the mind.

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idealism

Noun

  1. The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  2. An approach to philosophical enquiry which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.


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