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academicism
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academicism
Noun
  • The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. [First attested in the early 17th century.] classical studies, sometimes capitalized
  • Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism. art, literature
  • Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
  • A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
Academicism
Noun
  • The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. [First attested in the early 17th century.] classical studies, sometimes capitalized