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That's the sort of definitions that make sense to me - notwithstanding the voluminous philosophical traditions labeled as idealist and realist. I appreciate your retatement of the terms in comprehensible language.
As to, "When it comes to debates, we tend to debate realism if we have good factual knowledge of the issues. If we lack knowledge of the facts, we tend to take a more idealist approach," that's not quite how I see it.
I see these approaches as far better defined as "Idealism is concerned primarily with what would be best, regardless of practicality. Realism immediately puts aside considerations of the ideal in favor of doing something that will work".
This is what I mean when I say I am a realist.
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