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    Jp36884, Junseong Park Response Berkeley 's Idealism In his book, Principles of Human Knowledge, Berkeley, in Principles: part 1, replies to the claim that, 'all that is real and substantial is banished out of the world. 'He first responds to this by saying, “...instead thereof a chimerical scheme of ideas takes place.” What he is saying here is that idealism does not just banish all out of existence, instead, it replaces all that exists with ideas of those particular things in the outside…

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    Analysis and Synthesis of an Idealist, Realist, and Pragmatist Idealism and Realism philosophies have been in the forefront of the educational process for many years. They are the foundation by which some schools’ curriculum and structure are designed. Pragmatism is the contrast of these two philosophies in that it stresses a relationship between a person and the environment (Gutek, 2014, p. 13). Idealism is a Socratic method that focuses on universal values as absolute and based on…

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    Gatsby Automobile Idealism

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    The American Dream is derived from the ethics of opportunity and to achieve prosperity and success. This concept took its place within society during the 1920’s, sooner than later, it developed as a lucid goal which led to immorality, corruption, and the destruction of realism. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the immoral intakes of the American Dream through his novel, The Great Gatsby. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, depicts a world where society develops immoral values in order to…

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    Introduction Achieving the idealistic society only happens when three necessities are made. These three necessities are the fundamentals to establishing the idealistic society. These fundamentals being that one becomes knowledgeable, trusting, and loyal to all that pertains to the ruler and the ruler’s laws. When one accepts knowledge as true, this person gains trust towards the one speaking truth. Gained trust creates a bond of devotion between the one speaking the truth and the one believing.…

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    “rising” class in society, or those who have the ambition to attempt to ascend in the socio-economic hierarchy, despite humble beginnings. One such themes, that is heavily imparted is the theme of idealism, and this is done mainly through Gatsby. Gatsby’s idealism represents an…

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    The Greeks were more idealistic and practical unlike the Romans. The Romans had a more realistic instead of idealism approach which helped the diverse cultures they had. An example of idealistic artwork is figure 16.4 on page 258. This are can represent what the Greeks think how things should be. This resembles a deep meaning from their history. A Greek philosopher Plato taught that behind the imperfections of transitory reality was the permanent, ideal form. Thus, to create the ideal individual…

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    sort of folk hero in almost all aspects. While the Beowulf in the 2004 movie, is seen as more of an average and humble man who happens to be a very skilled warrior. These concepts are very apparent when it comes to the contrast in materialism and idealism between the two stories. In the poem Beowulf, the man himself is extraordinary in ways that the normal people of that time couldn’t even believe. There were many stories told about…

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    Description of Philosophy Idealism is one of humankind’s oldest philosophies, originating in ancient India and classical Greece, further developing throughout the centuries, and reaching a high point of expression in nineteenth-century Europe and Asia. Idealism asserts that reality is spiritual or nonmaterial and may or may not have a religious orientation. Religious idealists believe that the Creator or God is a supernatural spiritual being, the source of all creation, and the active…

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    Idealism is a theory advocated by the philosopher George Berkely who arged for the rejection of matter. Berkeley believed that the reality was just a series of mental ideas, he explained it as Specific to be ia to be perceived there was nothing that existed in a physical world external to our minds. All of reality is just mental ideas that we perceive. That’s quite radical theory was led Berkeley into believing that. Firstly, Berkeley rejects he direct realist approach. This is that we directly…

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    Woodrow Wilson Idealism

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    The year of 1919 was a memorable year for the United States of America. Not only that it was the year President Wilson represented on behalf of his people to attend the Paris Peace Conference held at the Palace of Versailles, but also a year that challenged the US with economic, political corruptions, as well as many social protests within the its border. Among the 32 countries and nationalities who attended the Paris Peace Conference, the 28th president of the USA, Woodrow Wilson, was one of…

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