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British Absolute Idealism

British Absolute Idealism is a philosophical movement from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that argues reality is fundamentally spiritual or mental. It claims that everything in the universe is interconnected within a single, all-encompassing consciousness, often referred to as the "Absolute." Individual minds and objects are expressions or parts of this greater reality, which is ultimately unified and divine. Think of it as viewing reality not as separate things, but as a single, conscious whole where consciousness and existence are inseparable. Prominent thinkers include Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Bernard Bosanquet.