The Meaning of Idealism
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The Meaning of Idealism is a philosophical work by Russian thinker Pavel Florensky that explores the nature and implications of idealist philosophy in relation to truth, reality, and religious thought.
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| The Meaning of Idealism canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Meaning of Idealism Context triple: [Pavel Florensky, notableWork, The Meaning of Idealism]
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A.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
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B.
An Idealist View of Life
An Idealist View of Life is a philosophical work by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan that expounds his defense of idealism and explores the spiritual foundations of human experience and reality.
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C.
Essays on Realism and Rationalism
Essays on Realism and Rationalism is a collection of philosophical papers by Alan Musgrave that defends scientific realism and critically examines rationalist approaches to knowledge and science.
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D.
Philosophy in a New Key
"Philosophy in a New Key" is a seminal 1942 work of American philosopher Susanne Langer that explores the nature of symbolism and meaning in human thought, art, and culture.
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E.
The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meaning of Idealism Target entity description: The Meaning of Idealism is a philosophical work by Russian thinker Pavel Florensky that explores the nature and implications of idealist philosophy in relation to truth, reality, and religious thought.
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A.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
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B.
An Idealist View of Life
An Idealist View of Life is a philosophical work by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan that expounds his defense of idealism and explores the spiritual foundations of human experience and reality.
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C.
Essays on Realism and Rationalism
Essays on Realism and Rationalism is a collection of philosophical papers by Alan Musgrave that defends scientific realism and critically examines rationalist approaches to knowledge and science.
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D.
Philosophy in a New Key
"Philosophy in a New Key" is a seminal 1942 work of American philosopher Susanne Langer that explores the nature of symbolism and meaning in human thought, art, and culture.
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E.
The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
religious grounding of philosophy
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unity of truth and reality ⓘ |
| author | Pavel Florensky ⓘ |
| concerns |
epistemology
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nature of truth ⓘ relation between consciousness and reality ⓘ religious foundations of knowledge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Pavel Florensky ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Orthodox priest
ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Platonism
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
German idealism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
idealism
ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ reality ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| movement |
Russian idealism
ⓘ
Russian religious philosophy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian idealism
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Pillar and Ground of the Truth ⓘ |
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