idealism
/aɪˈdiəˌlɪzəm/
noun
- The belief that ideals and high principles are important, often with a focus on how things should be rather than how they are.
- Her idealism led her to work for a charity instead of a high-paying job.
- Youthful idealism can sometimes clash with the realities of adult life.
- The politician's speech was full of idealism but lacked practical solutions.
- In philosophy, the theory that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual, and that the material world is a product of the mind.
- German idealism was a major movement in 19th-century philosophy.
- In philosophy class, we discussed how idealism differs from materialism.
- Berkeley's idealism argues that objects only exist when perceived.
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