epistemological idealism

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• Epistemological idealism — is a subjectivist position in epistemology that holds that what one knows about an object exists only in one s mind. It is opposed to epistemological realism.Epistemological idealism can mean one of two unrelated positions: * Everything we… …   Wikipedia

• epistemological idealism — noun see idealism …   Useful english dictionary

• Epistemological realism — is a philosophical position, a subcategory of objectivism, holding that what you know about an object exists independently of your mind. It opposes epistemological idealism. Epistemological realism is related directly to the correspondence theory …   Wikipedia

• Idealism — The 20th century British scientist Sir James Jeans wrote that the Universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine This article is about the philosophical notion of idealism. For other uses, see Idealism… …   Wikipedia

• idealism — /uy dee euh liz euhm/, n. 1. the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. 2. the practice of idealizing. 3. something idealized; an ideal representation. 4. Fine Arts. treatment of subject matter in a work of art… …   Universalium

• idealism — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Devotion to high principles] Syn. perfectionism, high mindedness, aspiration, sense of duty, humanitarianism, meliorism, utopianism, Romanticism, quixotism, knight errantry, impracticality, idealization, principle, virtue,… …   English dictionary for students

• Idealism — • The characteristic of those who regard the ideas of truth and right, goodness and beauty, as standards and directive forces Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Idealism     Idealism …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistemological solipsism — is the variety of idealism according to which only the directly accessible mental contents of the solipsistic philosopher can be known. The existence of anexternal world is regarded as an unresolvable question, or an unnecessary hypothesis rather …   Wikipedia

• Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… …   History of philosophy

• idealism — A term used to refer to that position in the philosophy of the social sciences which assumes that the social world, like all other objects of external perception, consists of ideas originating from some source or other. Examples of such sources… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Objective idealism — is an idealistic metaphysics that postulates that there is in an important sense only one perceiver, and that this perceiver is one with that which is perceived. One important advocate of such a metaphysics, Josiah Royce, wrote that he was… …   Wikipedia