idealizations
Mentally perfected forms
Idealizations are mental versions of things made more perfect than they actually are.
We form idealizations of people, relationships, or past experiences by smoothing away flaws and emphasizing virtues: His idealizations of childhood bore little resemblance to what actually happened.
In science and philosophy, idealizations are simplified models that ignore complicating factors to isolate essential features: Frictionless planes and perfect spheres are useful idealizations.
Abstract mental constructs
- theoriesExplanations based on evidence
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- generalizationsBroad conclusions from specifics
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
paradigms · constructs · models · frameworks · philosophy · metaphysics · epistemology · ontology
Involuntary sleep visions
- goalsIntended end results
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- hopesPositive expectations held
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
striving · pursuit · self-improvement · betterment · motivation · inspiration · achievement · success
Total absence of defects
- impeccabilityFreedom from any flaw
- pristinePure and untouched
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- optimalMost desirable outcome
quintessential · immaculate · unblemished · superlative · consummate · peerless · paragon · pinnacle
Longing for the past
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
idyll · whimsy · yearning · wistfulness · rose-colored · mystification · embellishment · fantasy
Ideal, blissful place
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- equalitySame status for all
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
elysium · utopianism · perfectibility · commune · techno-utopianism
concepts
Abstract mental constructs
- theoriesExplanations based on evidence
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- generalizationsBroad conclusions from specifics
notions · paradigms · constructs · models · frameworks · philosophy · metaphysics · epistemology · ontology · phenomenology
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
visions · striving · pursuit · self-improvement · betterment · motivation · inspiration · achievement · success · potential
flawlessness
Total absence of defects
- impeccabilityFreedom from any flaw
- pristinePure and untouched
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
optimal · quintessential · immaculate · unblemished · superlative · consummate · peerless · paragon · pinnacle · acme
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
fairy-tale · idyll · whimsy · yearning · wistfulness · rose-colored · mystification · embellishment · fantasy · mythology
paradise
Ideal, blissful place
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- equalitySame status for all
- prosperityGood fortune, success
nirvana · elysium · utopianism · perfectibility · commune · techno-utopianism
idealizationsrealities
Things that exist
actualities · imperfections · flaws · warts and all · practicalities
idealizationsrealism
Accepting things as they are
pragmatism · empiricism · materialism · literalism · specifications
idealizationsrealities
Things that exist
actualities · lived experience · ground truth · particulars · specifics