philosophical idealism; doctrine that consciousness is primary
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idealism; the philosophical doctrine that consciousness or spirit is primary and matter is secondary
technicalOne of the two major schools of philosophy (the other being materialism 唯物主义). Divided into subjective idealism (主观唯心主义), which views the world as a product of individual consciousness, and objective idealism (客观唯心主义), which views the world as a product of objective spirit or absolute idea.
Wéi唯
xīn心
zhǔ主
yì义
rèn认
wéi为
yì意
shí识
jué决
dìng定
wù物
zhì质
。
Idealism holds that consciousness determines matter.
Hēi黑
gé格
ěr尔
shì是
kè客
guān观
wéi唯
xīn心
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
dài代
biǎo表
rén人
wù物
。
Hegel is a representative figure of objective idealism.
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Zài在
zhé哲
xué学
shǐ史
shàng上
，
wéi唯
xīn心
zhǔ主
yì义
yǔ与
wéi唯
wù物
zhǔ主
yì义
cháng长
qí期
duì对
lì立
。
In the history of philosophy, idealism and materialism have long been opposed.
Zhǔ主
guān观
wéi唯
xīn心
zhǔ主
yì义
bǎ把
shì世
jiè界
kàn看
zuò作
shì是
gè个
rén人
yì意
shí识
de的
chǎn产
wù物
。
Subjective idealism views the world as a product of individual consciousness.