absolute idealism

noun

: the Hegelian philosophy of the absolute mind or any one of a group of metaphysical idealisms deriving primarily from Hegel which affirm that fundamental reality is an all-embracing spiritual unity see idealism compare hegelianism

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of absolute idealism was in 1818

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“Absolute idealism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absolute%20idealism. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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