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- 1. the exercise of the intellect at the expense of the emotions.
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Mental perspective that emphasizes the use, development, and exercise of the intellect, and is identified with the life of the mind of the intellectual
Intellectualism is the mental perspective that emphasizes the use, development, and exercise of the intellect, and is identified with the life of the mind of the intellectual. In the field of philosophy, the term intellectualism indicates one of two ways of critically thinking about the character of the world: (i) rationalism, which is knowledge derived solely from reason; and (ii) empiricism, whi... Wikipedia