All 3 Uses of
idealism
in
Alas, Babylon
- The man, an imaginative idealist, had gone to England in 1940, joined the Commandos, and got himself killed.†
Chpt 1 *
- At thirty-five, Dan was a souring idealist.†
Chpt 3
- Helen, busy tuning the car radio, trying to bring in fresh news, said, "You're a bit of an idealist, aren't you, Randy?"†
Chpt 4
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.