British idealism
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British idealism was a late 19th- and early 20th-century philosophical movement in Britain that emphasized the fundamentally mental or spiritual nature of reality, heavily influenced by German idealists like Hegel.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| British idealism canonical | 3 |
| British idealists | 1 |
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Target entity: British idealism Context triple: [A Defence of Common Sense, addressesPosition, British idealism]
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Young England movement
The Young England movement was a mid-19th-century British Tory political group, associated with figures like Benjamin Disraeli, that promoted a romantic, paternalistic conservatism emphasizing aristocratic leadership and social reform.
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Fabianism
Fabianism is a British socialist movement advocating gradual, democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change, historically influential in shaping Labour Party policy.
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Romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism is a 19th-century ideological movement that fused romantic ideals of emotion, culture, and history with the political project of defining and legitimizing nations based on shared language, folklore, and heritage.
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Italian idealism
Italian idealism is a philosophical movement that developed in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, emphasizing the role of spirit, history, and culture in shaping reality and knowledge.
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Tractarianism
Tractarianism was a 19th-century movement within the Church of England that sought to revive Catholic doctrine, liturgy, and ecclesiology, emphasizing apostolic succession and the church’s sacramental authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British idealism Target entity description: British idealism was a late 19th- and early 20th-century philosophical movement in Britain that emphasized the fundamentally mental or spiritual nature of reality, heavily influenced by German idealists like Hegel.
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A.
Young England movement
The Young England movement was a mid-19th-century British Tory political group, associated with figures like Benjamin Disraeli, that promoted a romantic, paternalistic conservatism emphasizing aristocratic leadership and social reform.
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B.
Fabianism
Fabianism is a British socialist movement advocating gradual, democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change, historically influential in shaping Labour Party policy.
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C.
Romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism is a 19th-century ideological movement that fused romantic ideals of emotion, culture, and history with the political project of defining and legitimizing nations based on shared language, folklore, and heritage.
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D.
Italian idealism
Italian idealism is a philosophical movement that developed in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, emphasizing the role of spirit, history, and culture in shaping reality and knowledge.
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E.
Tractarianism
Tractarianism was a 19th-century movement within the Church of England that sought to revive Catholic doctrine, liturgy, and ecclesiology, emphasizing apostolic succession and the church’s sacramental authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
idealism
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philosophical movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
University of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
ethical life is rooted in social institutions
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individuals are aspects of a larger spiritual whole ⓘ knowledge is shaped by conceptual structures ⓘ reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual ⓘ the self is socially and historically embedded ⓘ the universe is an interconnected whole ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasNotablePhilosopher |
Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison
NERFINISHED
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Bernard Bosanquet NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Caird NERFINISHED ⓘ F. H. Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ J. M. E. McTaggart NERFINISHED ⓘ John Caird NERFINISHED ⓘ R. G. Collingwood NERFINISHED ⓘ T. H. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century British theology
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British social liberalism ⓘ R. G. Collingwood NERFINISHED ⓘ welfare state thought in Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
NERFINISHED
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G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ German idealism ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Johann Gottlieb Fichte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| movementLanguage | English ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bertrand Russell
NERFINISHED
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G. E. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| viewOnFreedom | freedom is self-realization within social institutions ⓘ |
| viewOnLogic | reality is ultimately rational ⓘ |
| viewOnMorality | morality is realized in social life ⓘ |
| viewOnReality | the absolute is a single all-encompassing spiritual whole ⓘ |
| viewOnReligion | religion expresses the relation of the finite self to the absolute ⓘ |
| viewOnState | the state is an ethical organism ⓘ |
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Subject: British idealism Description of subject: British idealism was a late 19th- and early 20th-century philosophical movement in Britain that emphasized the fundamentally mental or spiritual nature of reality, heavily influenced by German idealists like Hegel.
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