Anti-Intellectualismとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• antiintellectualism

語源

From anti- +‎ intellectualism.

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anti-intellectualism (uncountable)

1. A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits.
   • 1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 289:

     This did not necessarily imply anti-intellectualism, though in Britain and the United States it was pervasive, because the triumphs of business were pre-eminently those of poorly educated men using empiricism and common sense.

2. (philosophy) A position that opposes intellectualism.

使用する際の注意点

• Anti-intellectualism is several times more common than antiintellectualism in print. GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.

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名詞

antiintellectualism (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of anti-intellectualism.
   • 1991 May 17, James Krohe Jr., “Who's Afraid of Paula Wolff?”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     Chicago's campuses tend to evolve into enclaves anyway, as their inhabitants turn inward in a protective reaction against Chicago's pride in its buffoonery and its elevation of antiintellectualism to a cultural style.