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Idealism

In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Edited by: Lisa M. Given
Subject:Qualitative Research
Keywords:freedom; idealism; mental maps; natural sciences; rationality; the self; truth

Idealism as a systematic philosophy derives from thought's reflecting on itself and comparing the integral unity it discovers with the contingent and apparently contradictory dynamics of the external material world. The outcome of this form of self-reflection is a conception of ...

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  Given, L. M. (2008). Idealism. In The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods (Vol. 1, pp. 415-414). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n205
  
  Given, Lisa M. "Idealism." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, edited by Given, Lisa M., 415-14. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n205.
  
  Given, L. M. 2008. Idealism. In: Lisa M. Given Editor, 2008. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 415-414 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n205> [Accessed 12 Aug 2022].
  
  Given, Lisa M. "Idealism." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 415-14. SAGE Knowledge. 12 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n205.
  
  Given, Lisa M. (2008). Idealism In:Idealism The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:415-414. doi:10.4135/9781412963909.n205
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