The difference between Idealism and Physicalism
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 physicalism means a philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties.
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Idealism as a noun:
The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
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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.
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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.
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Physicalism as a noun (philosophy):
A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.