Idealism

Idealism

Idealism (/aɪˈdiːəlɪzəm/; from Greek idea meaning "form, shape") is a philosophical concept that asserts that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial.

Etymology

The term "idealism" is derived from the Greek word idea which means "form, shape". The term was first used in the philosophical sense in the 18th century by Immanuel Kant and George Berkeley.

Related Terms

• Subjective idealism: A philosophy in which "objects" of perception are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind.
• Objective idealism: Asserts that the reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally constructed by the mind, and that this construction is objective in nature.
• Transcendental idealism: A doctrine founded by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. Kant's philosophy is a system of thought that argues that knowledge of the world is limited to the phenomena, or the appearances presented to the mind.
• Absolute idealism: A philosophical theory that all objects in the universe are related to each other and to the mind that perceives them. This theory was developed by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in the 19th century.

See Also

• Philosophy
• Metaphysics
• Epistemology
• Immanuel Kant
• George Berkeley
• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Idealism
• Wikipedia's article - Idealism

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