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absolute idealism

US/ˈæb.səˌlut/

absolute idealism noun: a philosophy originally developed by certain German idealists such as Hegel and Schelling, which affirms that reality is grounded in cognition as a single, fundamental and unlimited principle of being that unites subject and object.

Noun

absolute idealism (countable and uncountable, plural absolute idealisms)

  1. A philosophy originally developed by certain German idealists such as Hegel and Schelling, which affirms that reality is grounded in cognition as a single, fundamental and unlimited principle of being that unites subject and object.

Forms of absolute idealism

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Questions about absolute idealism

What does absolute idealism mean?
Absolute idealism means a philosophy originally developed by certain German idealists such as Hegel and Schelling, which affirms that reality is grounded in cognition as a single, fundamental and unlimited principle of being that unites subject and object.
What part of speech is absolute idealism?
Absolute idealism is a noun.
How do you pronounce absolute idealism?
Absolute idealism is pronounced /ˈæb.səˌlut/ (US).
What is the plural of absolute idealism?
The plural of absolute idealism is absolute idealisms.

Words near absolute idealism in the dictionary

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