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   Intellectualism
   In`tel·lec'tu·al·ism noun 1. Intellectual power; intellectuality. 2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/74
   
   
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   Intellectualism
   • (n.) The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. • (n.) Intellectual power; intellectuality.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/intellectualism/
   
   
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   Intellectualism
   Intellectualism denotes the use and development of the intellect, the practice of being an intellectual, and of holding intellectual pursuits in great regard. Moreover, in philosophy, “intellectualism” occasionally is synonymous with “rationalism”, i.e. knowledge derived mostly from reason ...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectualism
   
   
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   Intellectualism
   (aesthetics) a. The 'Intellectual Principle' is supreme beauty (Plotinus). b. 'Intellectual Intuition' turned objective is esthetic intuition (Schelling). -- L.V.
   Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/i.html
   
   

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