Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Idealistic: Pertaining to or characteristic of idealism; believing in or based upon high moral, intellectual, or spiritual principles, often in an impractical way.
   • Idealist: In philosophy, relating to the theory that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritually based, or that ideas are the only true reality.

2. Noun:

   • Idealism: The philosophical doctrine that emphasizes the primacy of mind, spirit, or ideas in constituting reality, as opposed to materialistic views.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy có một quan điểm sống rất duy tâm. (He has a very idealistic outlook on life.)
  • Trường phái triết học duy tâm có ảnh hưởng lớn. (The idealist school of philosophy has great influence.)
• Noun:
  • Duy tâm và duy vật là hai trường phái đối lập. (Idealism and materialism are two opposing schools.)

Advanced Usage

• In academic discourse, "duy tâm" is a core term in philosophy to categorize theories that contrast with materialism ("duy vật").
  • Plato được coi là một nhà triết học duy tâm. (Plato is considered an idealist philosopher.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chủ nghĩa duy tâm (n): Idealism (the formal doctrine or system).

  • Chủ nghĩa duy tâm khách quan của Hegel. (Hegel's objective idealism.)

• Duy tâm chủ quan (n): Subjective idealism (the belief that only minds and their contents exist).

• Duy tâm khách quan (n): Objective idealism (the belief that an objective consciousness or idea constitutes reality).

Synonyms

• Idealistic (adj): Characterized by idealism.
• Spiritualistic (adj): Emphasizing the spiritual over the material (in certain contexts).

Related Idioms

• While "duy tâm" itself is not typically used in common idioms, it is often contrasted with "duy vật" (materialistic) in set phrases describing philosophical debates.
  • Cuộc tranh luận giữa duy tâm và duy vật. (The debate between idealism and materialism.)

1. Idealist, idealistic
   • Triết học duy tâm
     An idealistic philosophy
2. Superstitious
   • Chủ nghĩa duy tâm
     Indealism
   • Chủ nghĩa duy tâm chủ quan
     Subjective idealism
   • Chủ nghĩa duy tâm khách quan
     Objective idealism
   • Duy tâm sử quan
     Idealistic historical outlook