Editing Intellectualism (section)

{{Short description|Mental perspective}}
'''Intellectualism''' is the mental perspective that emphasizes the use, development, and exercise of the [[intellect]], and is identified with the life of the mind of the [[intellectual]].<ref name=Merriam>{{cite web| url = http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/intellectualism|title = Merriam-Webster| date=17 September 2024 }} (Definition)</ref> In the field of [[philosophy]], the term ''intellectualism'' indicates one of two ways of critically thinking about the character of the world: (i) [[rationalism]], which is knowledge derived solely from [[reason]]; and (ii) [[empiricism]], which is knowledge derived solely from sense experience. Each intellectual approach attempts to eliminate fallacies that ignore, mistake, or distort evidence about "what ought to be" instead of "what is" the character of the world.<ref>''Some Problems of Philosophy'', William James. Longman's, Green and Co.: New York, 1916, p. 221.</ref>