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idealization

idealization In this historical aesthetic sense, idealization is the way facts or truths are taken up and shaped into an ideal form.

In this historical aesthetic sense, idealization is the way facts or truths are taken up and shaped into an ideal form. It involves building on qualities already present in what is being considered, while carrying forward its valued features, such as beauty or moral worth, and leaving out what seems discordant.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Idealization (aesthetic)” (Idealization).
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