All 3 Uses of
idealism
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Of course it is idealistic, German, ultra-profound.†
Chpt 5 *
- —I thought you were an idealist, said MacCann.†
Chpt 5
- It would lead you to believe that he had in mind symbolism or idealism, the supreme quality of beauty being a light from some other world, the idea of which the matter is but the shadow, the reality of which it is but the symbol.†
Chpt 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(idealism as in: youthful idealism) the belief that behavior should be guided by high ideals or standards and often that good things will result -- sometimes used to imply that such beliefs are unrealistic
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Idealism can also reference the philosophical theory that there is no reality outside of ideas.