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Idealism vs Skepticism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between idealism and skepticism

is that idealism is the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life while skepticism is (us) the practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.

idealism

English

(wikipedia idealism)

Noun

  • The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  • (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

    • Synonyms

    * (philosophy) philosophical idealism

    Antonyms

    * (philosophy) materialism

    Derived terms

    * epistemological idealism * metaphysical idealism

    Related terms

    * idealist * idealistic * idealistically

    See also

    * realism * pragmatism * materialism * physicalism

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism

    skepticism

    English

    (wikipedia skepticism)

    Alternative forms

    * scepticism (Commonwealth English )

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
  • (US) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
  • (US) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
  • (US) A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
  • (US) Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines

    • Related terms

    * skeptic * skeptical