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A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
high-mindedness
The characteristic of being high-minded.
The definition of an aspiration is a desire or ambition for which someone is motivated to work very hard.
The beliefs or actions of a humanitarian
Utopianism is defined as the aim of creating the perfect society.
sense of duty
Devotion to high principles
A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
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Effective power or force; efficacy; esp., the ability to heal or strengthen
The definition of conscience is a personal awareness of right and wrong that you use to guide your actions to do right.
The study of the theoretical underpinnings of a particular field or discipline:
The spirit, attitudes, style, etc. of, or adherence to, the Romantic Movement or a similar movement
Something which is impractical.
The theory or practice of platonic love
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metaphysical idealism
The conception of the universe as idea
epistemological idealism
The conception of the universe as idea
(Philosophy) The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value.
immaterialism
The theory or doctrine that material things exist only as mental perceptions or ideas
Something immaterial.
hegelianism
The system of logic and philosophy set forth by G. W. F. Hegel, which can be summed up by the dictum that "the rational alone is real", i.e. all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories.
transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that started in the 1830s with the belief that the most important reality is what is sensed or what is intuitive, rather than what is thought such as scientific knowledge.
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Fichteism
The conception of the universe as idea
realism (related)
An artistic representation of reality as it is
materialism (related)
The doctrine that comfort, pleasure, and wealth are the only or highest goals or values
noble-mindedness
elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
rationalism (related)
nihilism (related)
pragmatism (related)
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individualism (related)
conservatism (related)
empiricism (related)
radicalism (related)
pessimism (related)
naturalism (related)
liberalism (related)
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sensibility (related)
ideology (related)
patriotism (related)
quixotism
That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.
The act or process of idealizing.
subjective idealism
The theory that nature has no objective existence independent of the minds that perceive it.
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