Idealism is when you think that the world is determined by ideas, materialism is when you think that the world is determined by material. Facts don't care about your feelings! :gun-shapiro:

  • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
    ·
    3 years ago

    There's an inherent contradiction with Idealism because Ideas work or do not work largely depending on the material environment where you apply them. Furthermore, there's the question of how ideas emerge in the first place. We are all influenced by the conditions of the world around us and the world that Was (our memories, formative experiences, and the stories of others), so the idea that Ideas themselves don't form based on material conditions is just flat out wrong.