Quixotism

Illustration by Gustave Doré depicting the famous windmill scene of Don Quixote, in which the hero fights with windmills, which he imagines to be giants.

Quixotism (/kwɪkˈsɒtɪzəm/ or /kˈhtɪzəm/; adj. quixotic) is impracticality in pursuit of ideals, especially those ideals manifested by rash, lofty and romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action.[1] It also serves to describe an idealism without regard to practicality. An impulsive person or act might be regarded as quixotic.

Quixotism is usually related to "over-idealism", meaning an idealism that doesn't take consequence or absurdity into account. It is also related to naïve romanticism and to utopianism.


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