Idealism

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Etymology

< Late Latin idealis (“‘ideal’”) < Latin idea (“‘idea’”); see ideal and -ism.

Noun

Singular Idealism

Plural -

Idealism (-)

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

Derived terms

• epistemological idealism
• metaphysical idealism

Related terms

• idealist
• idealistic
• idealistically

Translations

property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable

French: idéalisme fr(fr) m.

an approach to philosophical enquiry

Armenian: իդեալիզմ hy(hy) (idealizm) Croatian: idealizam hr(hr) m. Czech: idealismus cs(cs) m. French: idéalisme fr(fr) m.

German: Idealismus de(de) m. Italian: idealismo it(it) m. Portuguese: idealismo pt(pt) m.

See also

• realism
• pragmatism
• materialism
• physicalism

References

• Idealism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Idealism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• adeiilms,
• miladies

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