Definition of intellectualism
: devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits
Updated on: 5 Jul 2018
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This is all embedded in a larger discussion about conspiracy theorists and the dangers of anti-intellectualism.
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The Suicide of the West is a book that can only be taken seriously by people from whom ideas matter less than the idea of ideas mattering; that is, for whom intellectualism is an exercise in branding and PR.
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In 1953, Ray Bradbury created a mirror for our worst fears about mass media, conformity, and anti-intellectualism.
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Fujimori mocked and attacked Vargas Llosa relentlessly, drawing attention to his agnosticism, his international connections, his earnest intellectualism and his racy novels.
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In the current climate of anti-intellectualism, Presidents’ Day provides a valuable opportunity to reaffirm the deep connections between higher education and democracy and the efforts of U.S. presidents in support of our colleges and universities.
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The aspects of his temperament held up for mockery — the hyper-intellectualism, the snobbery, the irreducible Jewishness — doubled as weapons of seduction.
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Unfortunately for Ivanka, anti-intellectualism is just one obstacle in her flawed quest to influence her father’s policies for her own financial and social benefit.
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These air signs are the aesthetes of the zodiac: Ruled by Venus, the planet that governs love, beauty, and money, Libras adore high art, intellectualism, and connoisseurship.
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First Known Use of intellectualism
1800
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