Idealism

Hegel (system)

The philosophical position that reality is ultimately of a spiritual or conceptual nature. Hegel represents an "absolute idealism," which does not deny that matter exists (that would be "bad idealism," Ch. 5.4), but asserts that the structure of matter/reality itself is conceptual (rational) (Ch. 28.5, 29.1).

Origin

Spirit; Idea; Concept; Reality (vs. actuality)

In Hegel

Enc. §95 (note); SL Vol. 2, Absolute Idea