The difference between Idealism and Materialism

When used as nouns, idealism means the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life, whereas materialism means constant concern over material possessions and wealth.

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  1. Idealism as a noun:

    The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.

  2. Idealism as a noun:

    The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.

  3. Idealism as a noun (philosophy):

    An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

  1. Materialism as a noun:

    Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.

  2. Materialism as a noun (philosophy):

    The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

  3. Materialism as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    Material substances in the aggregate; matter.

    Examples:

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