English-Thai Dictionary

idealism

N อุดมคตินิยม  ความเชื่อ ใน อุดมคติ  perfectionism au-dom-ka-ti-ni-yom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IDEALISM

n.The system or theory that makes every thing to consist in ideas, and denies the existence of material bodies.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IDEALISM

I *de "al *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. idéalisme. ]

 

1. The quality or state of being ideal.

 

2. Conception of the ideal; imagery.

 

3. (Philos.)

 

Defn: The system or theory that denies the existence of material bodies, and teaches that we have no rational grounds to believe in the reality of anything but ideas and their relations.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

idealism

i de al ism |īˈdē (ə )ˌlizəm ˈˌaɪˈˌdi (ə )ˌlɪzəm | ▶noun 1 the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, esp. unrealistically: the idealism of youth. Compare with realism. • (in art or literature ) the representation of things in ideal or idealized form. Often contrasted with realism ( sense 2 ). 2 Philosophy any of various systems of thought in which the objects of knowledge are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind. Often contrasted with realism ( sense 3 ). ORIGIN late 18th cent. ( sense 2 ): from French idéalisme or German Idealismus, from late Latin idealis (see ideal ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

idealism

ideal |ism |ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz (ə )m, -ˈdiːə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the unrealistic belief in or pursuit of perfection: the idealism of youth. Compare with realism. • (in art or literature ) the representation of things in ideal or idealized form. Often contrasted with realism ( sense 2 ). 2 Philosophy any of various systems of thought in which the objects of knowledge are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind. Often contrasted with realism ( sense 3 ). ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French idéalisme or German Idealismus, from late Latin idealis (see ideal ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

idealism

idealism noun the Liberal Party had about it the idealism of youth: Utopianism, wishful thinking, romanticism, fantasizing, quixotism, daydreaming, impracticability. ANTONYMS realism; cynicism; defeatism.

 

Duden Dictionary

Idealismus

Ide a lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ideal i smus |der Idealismus; Genitiv: des Idealismus 1 der Glaube an Ideale, das Streben nach Verwirklichung dieser Ideale und die Neigung, die Wirklichkeit nicht zu sehen, wie sie ist, sondern wie sie sein sollte das ist reiner Idealismus bei ihm | den nötigen Idealismus für etwas [nicht mehr ] aufbringen | aus blindem, falschem Idealismus handeln | voller Idealismus sein | von Idealismus erfüllt sein 2 philosophische Lehre, die die Idee als das objektiv Wirkliche bestimmt und in der Materie eine Erscheinungsform des Geistes sieht; die von dieser Lehre bestimmten Richtungen in Kunst und Wissenschaft der deutsche Idealismus von Kant ausgehende, durch Fichte, Schelling und Hegel ausformulierte und mit Schopenhauer endende philosophische Richtung in Deutschland

 

French Dictionary

idéalisme

idéalisme n. m. nom masculin Attitude d ’une personne qui aspire à un idéal élevé. ANTONYME réalisme .

 

Spanish Dictionary

idealismo

idealismo nombre masculino 1 Tendencia a considerar el mundo y la vida de acuerdo con unos modelos de armonía y perfección ideal que no se corresponden con la realidad :su proyecto de carrera artística rápida y triunfante era fruto de su idealismo y de su inexperiencia .2 Conjunto de corrientes filosóficas que niegan realidad al objeto del conocimiento, es decir, que niegan la existencia de cosas independientes de la conciencia :idealismo psicológico; idealismo lógico; idealismo platónico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

idealism

i d é al ì sm 名詞 U 1 理想主義 .2 〘美 〙理想主義 (↔realism ).3 〘哲 〙(認識論上の )観念論 (↔realism ); (形而上 （けいじじよう ）学の )唯心論 (↔materialism ).