idealist

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Mr. Pollan’s journey leads him to an emerging brew of physics, psychedelics, Zen meditation and idealist philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

His story is a little rushed but we get the idea that Tim’s not a jerk, just an idealist who can’t handle the tawdriness of the 21st century.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

On the other, "she had the restlessness of an idealist with a certain anger at the world as it was", Eve, now 67, told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

A product of upper-tier English society, he was also an aesthete and idealist with decidedly romantic sensibilities.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer