Intellectualism

Japanese: 主知主義 - しゅちしゅぎ

〘noun〙① A position that generally values the intellect. Intellectualism. (a) In epistemology, a rationalist position that argues that truth can be obtained through reason, as opposed to sensationalism and empiricism. The positions of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant. (b) A position that places priority on thought and recognition over emotion, motivation, and action. The types of Plato and Spinoza. *Students and Reading (1938) (edited by Kawai Eijiro), The Significance of Reading (Kawai Eijiro), 6 "The position of scholarship for scholarship's sake often holds that the value of scholarship is unique and supreme, and this position is what is called intellectualism." (c) In ethics, an argument that all actions should be guided by intellect and reason. The types of Socrates and Kant. (d) In psychology, a theory that holds that the intellect is the primary element of mental life, and that other mental processes are based on it. Spinoza-type. 2. Literature or the movement that places emphasis on intellectual expression based on the philosophical grounds of 1. It is especially represented by the works of the female writer George Eliot, who appeared in the Victorian era in the late 19th century. *Haruko London (1935) <Fukuhara Rintaro> Intellectualist Dinner "Mr. Reid seems to be labeled as an intellectualist."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 一般に知性を重んじる立場。主知説。(イ) 認識論で、感覚主義や経験主義に対し、真理は理性によって得られると説く合理主義の立場。プラトン、アリストテレス、デカルト、カントの立場。(ロ) 感情、意欲、行動よりも思惟と認識をより優位に置く立場。プラトン、スピノザのたぐい。※学生と読書（1938）〈河合栄治郎編〉読書の意義〈河合栄治郎〉六「学問の為の学問といふ立場は、〈略〉学問の価値が唯一にして最高だとすることが多い、而して此の立場が所謂主知主義（Intellectualism）と称せられるものである」(ハ) 倫理学で、知性や理性によってすべての行動を導こうとする主張。ソクラテス、カントのたぐい。(ニ) 心理学で、知性が精神生活の第一義的なもので、他の精神作用はこれに基づくとする説。スピノザのたぐい。② ①の哲学的根拠に基づいて、知性的表現に重点をおく文学、またはその運動。特に、イギリスの、一九世紀後半のビクトリア王朝時代にあらわれた女流作家ジョージ=エリオットの作品に代表される。※春興倫敦子（1935）〈福原麟太郎〉主知主義的会食「リードさんは大体主知主義といふレッテルをはられてゐるやうだけれど」

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