different between idealism vs descriptivism
idealism
English
Etymology
First attested 1796, from ideal +? -ism.
Noun
idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms)
- The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
- 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.
- (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
- Synonym: philosophical idealism
- Antonym: materialism
Derived terms
- epistemological idealism
- metaphysical idealism
Related terms
- idealist
- idealistic
- idealistically
- perfectionism
Translations
See also
- realism
- pragmatism
- materialism
- physicalism
References
- idealism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- idealism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- "idealism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 152.
Anagrams
- email IDs, miladies
Romanian
Etymology
From French idéalisme
Noun
idealism n (uncountable)
- idealism
Declension
Related terms
- ideal
- idealist
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descriptivism
English
Etymology
descriptive +? -ism
Noun
descriptivism (usually uncountable, plural descriptivisms)
- (linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
Antonyms
- prescriptivism
Derived terms
- descriptivist
Related terms
- descriptive
- description
Translations
See also
- realism
- idealism
- formalism
- descriptive grammar
Romanian
Etymology
descriptiv +? -ism
Noun
descriptivism n (uncountable)
- descriptivism
Declension
descriptivism From the web:
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- what is descriptivism and prescriptivism
- what does descriptivism mean
- what is descriptivism in ethics
- what is non descriptivism
- what is definition descriptivism
- what is prescriptivism in linguistics
- descriptivism in language
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