Idealism
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This idea can be also be found in the humanistic geography, when people started to argue that people cannot formulate a geographical science, because geographers also choose subjects and derive meaning to specific subjects according to their own stock of knowledge, discourse and experiences. They are not able to write or think of an objective ideal geographical science. | This idea can be also be found in the humanistic geography, when people started to argue that people cannot formulate a geographical science, because geographers also choose subjects and derive meaning to specific subjects according to their own stock of knowledge, discourse and experiences. They are not able to write or think of an objective ideal geographical science. | ||
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| + | - Holt- Jenssen, A. (1999).Geography: history and concepts: a student’s guide. Cromwell Press limited: Trowbridge-Wiltshire. | ||
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| + | - Harvey, M. E. & Holly, B.P. (1981). Themes in geographic thought. Croom Helm: Beckenham | ||
under construction by Marjolein Selten and Fleur van der Zandt | under construction by Marjolein Selten and Fleur van der Zandt | ||
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Idealism is a philosophical theory about reaching the ultimate reality of the world around us. In the idealistic approach the world we observe is created by our own minds and ideas. The core of our reality is somehow dependent from the spirit. What people observe for example tables, trees, mountains and so on are existing ‘things’, but are no material objects but immaterial performances. This means that what we see is not the real representation of an object, but the created/ transformed representation of our minds. Human beings can never be capable to see the real representation of the object, because they cannot reach this level of idealism.
Idealism may be seen as the contrary of materialism, where the ideal reality lies in the physical material objects.
One of the philosophers that is best known for using the idealistic philosophy is Emmanuelle Kant. Kant introduced the transcendental idealism. He argued that reality can only be produced by the mind through our interpretations, ideas and perceptions.
This idea can be also be found in the humanistic geography, when people started to argue that people cannot formulate a geographical science, because geographers also choose subjects and derive meaning to specific subjects according to their own stock of knowledge, discourse and experiences. They are not able to write or think of an objective ideal geographical science.
Literature
- Holt- Jenssen, A. (1999).Geography: history and concepts: a student’s guide. Cromwell Press limited: Trowbridge-Wiltshire.
- Harvey, M. E. & Holly, B.P. (1981). Themes in geographic thought. Croom Helm: Beckenham
under construction by Marjolein Selten and Fleur van der Zandt
