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intellectualism

intellectualism Intellectualism is the view that thinking or knowing is the most basic mental function, with feeling and will explained in terms of it.

Intellectualism is the view that thinking or knowing is the most basic mental function, with feeling and will explained in terms of it. In philosophy, it also means the view that thought or reason is the ultimate principle of reality, or that reality can be fully understood by thought.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Intellectualism” (Intellectualism).
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