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idealism

vr.tr.idealism · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain idealism and its varieties, relay the main thinkers and arguments from philosophy sources with attribution, describe the traditions the aliases name, and distinguish philosophical idealism from materialism and realism, from idealism as high-minded optimism and from the misfiled Jungian alias.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain idealism and its varieties, relay the main thinkers and arguments from philosophy sources with attribution, describe the traditions the aliases name, and distinguish philosophical idealism from materialism and realism, from idealism as high-minded optimism and from the misfiled Jungian alias.

A family of philosophical theories holding that reality is fundamentally mental or that mind is prior to matter, including subjective idealism as in Berkeley, objective and absolute idealism as in Hegel and the British idealists, actual idealism as in Gentile, Russian idealism of the Silver Age and traditions in Indian thought sometimes called Hindu idealism such as Advaita Vedanta; the registry aliases also list the collective unconscious, a Jungian concept that is not a form of idealism and appears misfiled.

What it is for: Not applicable; a philosophical position.

It can be explain varieties; relay thinkers and arguments; describe traditions; distinguish related concepts.

Distinguishing features

Mind as fundamental

Many varieties

Historical schools

Contrast with materialism

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a philosophical position.

Physical character

Berkeley s Principles: 1710 year

Hegel s Phenomenology: 1807 year

Gentile s actual idealism: early 20th century period

How it is recognised

View that reality is fundamentally mental

Subjective, objective, absolute, actual, Russian and Hindu idealism

Materialism holds matter is basic; realism holds objects exist independently; everyday idealism is optimism; the collective unconscious is Jungian

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

philosophical theory

is contrasted with - holding matter is basic

materialism

is exemplified by - for subjective idealism

George Berkeley

is exemplified by - for absolute idealism

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

In practice

Families and kinds

subjective idealism of Berkeley

transcendental idealism of Kant

objective and absolute idealism of Schelling, Hegel and the British idealists

actual idealism of Gentile

Russian idealism of Solovyov and others

Indian idealist traditions such as Advaita Vedanta and Yogacara

Standards and regulation

No regulation

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing philosophical and everyday idealism

Registry alias collective unconscious is misfiled

Grouping diverse Indian traditions under a Western label

Also called

Hindu idealismsubjective idealismRussian idealismobjective idealismCollective unconsciousactual idealism

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.idealism

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What idealism is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is philosophical idealism, and how does it differ from materialism, realism, everyday idealism and the collective unconscious? definition
  2. Is the question about a philosophical position, a specific school or the misfiled alias? boundary

Varieties

Varieties.

Varieties

Varieties.

  1. What are subjective, transcendental, objective, absolute, actual and Russian idealism, with positions attributed? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Thinkers Thinkers and arguments.

Attribution.

Western

Western idealists.

Western

Western.

  1. What did Berkeley, Kant, Hegel, Bradley and Gentile argue, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Critics

Critics.

Critics

Critics.

  1. How did Moore, Russell and others criticise idealism, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Traditions Other traditions.

Attribution.

Indian

Indian thought.

Indian

Indian.

  1. How do Advaita Vedanta and Yogacara relate to idealism, and is the label Hindu idealism apt, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary

Russian

Russian idealism.

Russian

Russian.

  1. What was Russian idealism of the Silver Age? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Russian philosophy? action
Context Legacy and misfiled alias.

Context.

Legacy

Legacy.

Legacy

Legacy.

  1. How does idealism influence contemporary philosophy of mind and metaphysics? provenance
  2. Which entry fits philosophy of mind? action

Misfiled

Collective unconscious.

Misfiled

Misfiled.

  1. What is the collective unconscious, and where should it be covered? provenance
  2. Which entry fits collective unconscious? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should subjective, absolute and actual idealism be separate primary entries?
  • How should philosophy sources be linked?
  • The registry alias collective unconscious appears misfiled and the label Hindu idealism should be reviewed