Definition
Idealism is the belief in or pursuit of high principles and perfect standards, often about how people or societies should behave. In philosophy, it is the view that reality is shaped mainly by ideas or the mind, not just physical things.
Etymology
From "ideal" plus the suffix "-ism," used for systems of belief. It grew out of philosophical debates about whether ideas or material objects are more basic in understanding the world.
Kelly Says
Idealism often gets mocked as "unrealistic," but almost every major social change started with someone being accused of exactly that. Philosophical idealists even argue that the solid world you touch is, in a deep way, a product of mind.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድምታዊነት
ānədmətāwinet
ARالعربية
مثالية
ma.θā.li.ya
BNবাংলা
আদর্শবাদ
ādarśbād
CACatalà
idealisme
i.de.a.lism
CSČeština
idealismus
i.de.a.lismus
DADansk
idealisme
i.de.a.lism
DEDeutsch
Idealismus
i.de.a.lis.mus
ELΕλληνικά
ιδεαλισμός
i.de.a.lismos
ESEspañol
idealismo
i.de.a.lis.mo
FAفارسی
ایدئالیسم
āy.de.ā.lism
FISuomi
idealismi
i.de.a.lismi
FRFrançais
idéalisme
i.de.a.lism
HAHA
kyakkyawan tunani
kyak.kya.wan tu.na.ni
HEעברית
אידיאליזם
i.di.a.lizm
HIहिन्दी
आदर्शवाद
ādarśvād
HUMagyar
idealizmus
i.de.a.lizm.us
IDBahasa Indonesia
idealisme
i.de.a.lis.me
IGIG
ịhụnanya
i.hu.na.nya
ITItaliano
idealismo
i.de.a.lis.mo
KKKK
идеализм
i.de.a.lizm
KMKM
មនោគមវិជ្ជា
mɔ.no.ɡɔm.vich.chey
MSBahasa Melayu
idealisme
i.de.a.lism
MYမြန်မာ
အားလ်ဒ်ဝါဒ
ārlḍ wād
NLNederlands
idealisme
i.de.a.lism
NONorsk
idealisme
i.de.a.lism
PLPolski
idealizm
i.de.a.lizm
PTPortuguês
idealismo
i.de.a.lis.mu
RORomână
idealism
i.de.a.lism
RUРусский
идеализм
i.de.a.lizm
SVSvenska
idealism
i.de.a.lism
SWKiswahili
uwanja wa kifalsafa
u.wan.ja wa ki.fal.sa.fa
TAதமிழ்
கனவுவாதம்
kaṇavu vātam
TEతెలుగు
ఆదర్శవాదం
ādarśavādaṁ
THไทย
อุดมคตินิยม
u.dom.kha.ti.niyam
TLTL
idealismo
i.de.a.lis.mo
TRTürkçe
idealcilik
i.de.al.cı.lık
UKУкраїнська
ідеалізм
i.de.a.lizm
URاردو
مثالیاتی
ma.θā.li.yā.ti
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa lý tưởng
chủ.nghĩa.ly.tưởng
ZH中文
理想主义
lǐ xiǎng zhǔ yì
ZUZU
ukwazilungisa
u.kwa.zi.lun.gi.sa