idealisms
Pursuit of perfection
Idealisms is the plural of idealism, referring to multiple systems of thought that prioritize ideas, principles, or ideals over practical realities.
In philosophy, various idealisms hold that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual rather than material—Platonic idealism, German idealism, transcendental idealism.
More loosely, idealisms can mean different people's tendencies to pursue high principles: Their competing idealisms clashed over how to reform the system.
Faith in perfect systems
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- transcendentalismIntuition-based idealist philosophy
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
abstraction · essentialism · rationalism · absolutism · universalism · immaterialism · dualism · monism
Faith in perfect systems
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- reformismGradual political change doctrine
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
anarchism · pacifism · internationalism · humanitarianism · abolitionism · activism · radicalism · liberalism
Innocent lack of experience
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- optimismTendency to expect good
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- passionIntense emotional drive
dreams · aspirations · hopefulness · starry-eyed · wide-eyed · inexperience · purity · sincerity
Emotional, imaginative worldview
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- aestheticismValuing beauty above ethics
- purismInsistence on correctness
classicism · neoclassicism · formalism · avant-garde · modernism · visionary · sublime · beauty
utopianism
Faith in perfect systems
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- transcendentalismIntuition-based idealist philosophy
metaphysics · abstraction · essentialism · rationalism · absolutism · universalism · immaterialism · dualism · monism · spiritualism
utopianism
Faith in perfect systems
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- reformismGradual political change doctrine
- socialismCommunal economic control
communism · anarchism · pacifism · internationalism · humanitarianism · abolitionism · activism · radicalism · liberalism · egalitarianism
naivete
Innocent lack of experience
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- optimismTendency to expect good
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
passion · dreams · aspirations · hopefulness · starry-eyed · wide-eyed · inexperience · purity · sincerity · earnestness
romanticism
Emotional, imaginative worldview
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- aestheticismValuing beauty above ethics
purism · classicism · neoclassicism · formalism · avant-garde · modernism · visionary · sublime · beauty · transcendence
idealismsphysicalism
All is matter
empiricism · naturalism · positivism · nominalism · sensationalism
idealismspragmatisms
Doctrines favoring practical results
practicalities · expediences · compromises · opportunisms · satisficing
idealismscynicisms
Distrustful, mocking observations
disillusionment · fatalism · defeatism · skepticisms · misanthropy
- youthful idealismEarnest hope before disillusionment
- romantic idealismBelief in idealized love
- American idealismFaith in national moral destiny