personal idealismn.
/ˌpəːsn̩(ə)l ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌpəːsən(ə)l ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌpərs(ə)nəl ˌaɪˈdi(ə)ˌlɪz(ə)m/; see also idealism n. Philosophical idealism which emphasizes the essential role of the conscious person in relation to the perception of external reality, or in relation to God. Cf. personalism n. 3.
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1897 J. Royce et al. Conception of God p. xv The opposed view would in like manner be called Pluralistic Idealism, or Ethical Idealism; or, again, as its supporter would prefer, simply Personal Idealism, since all other forms of Idealism are..in the last analysis non-personal.
1921 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics XII. 229/2 Where personal idealism means spiritual pluralism of a theistic type, the concept of purpose applied to the interpretation of the universe yields a conclusion that satisfies.
1966 F. C. Copleston Hist. Philos. VIII. iii. xiii. 296 It is so often religiously minded people who are attracted in the first instance to personal idealism.
1998 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 85 318/2 ‘Personal idealism’ was an American form of personalism that believed that individuals are inherently social creatures.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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