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Idealism vs Intellectualism - What's the difference?

idealism | intellectualism |

As nouns the difference between idealism and intellectualism

is that idealism is the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life while intellectualism is the use or development of intellect.

idealism

English

(wikipedia idealism)

Noun

  • The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  • (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

    • Synonyms

    * (philosophy) philosophical idealism

    Antonyms

    * (philosophy) materialism

    Derived terms

    * epistemological idealism * metaphysical idealism

    Related terms

    * idealist * idealistic * idealistically

    See also

    * realism * pragmatism * materialism * physicalism

    References

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism

    intellectualism

    English

    (wikipedia intellectualism)

    Noun

  • The use or development of intellect.
  • The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

    • Synonyms

    * (doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason) (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ism