Anti-intellectualism
Definition
A doctrine, social attitude, or ideological trend characterized by systematic hostility, suspicion, and contempt toward intellectuals, culture, art, and academic education; a structural tendency to reject critical thinking and scientific rigor in favor of instinct or populism. In a historical sense, it was utilized by totalitarian regimes to neutralize university elites.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anti-intellectualism
- Philistinism
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Regular neuter noun, singular only within core ideological applications, taking standard case endings. |
| Formation | Prefixal compound combining the oppositional particle 'anti-' with the standard sociological noun 'intellectualism'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˌæn.ti.ɪn.təl.ˈek.tʃu.ə.lɪz.əm] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Modern Political Systems and Cultural Studies Lexicon |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Eseul analizează modul în care acest antiintelectualism modern se propagă rapid prin intermediul rețelelor sociale.
EN: The essay analyzes how this modern anti-intellectualism propagates rapidly through social media networks.
RO: Ascensiunea liderului populist a fost marcată de un profund antiintelectualism, menit să discrediteze experții din economie.
EN: The rise of the populist leader was marked by a profound anti-intellectualism, aimed at discrediting economic experts.
RO: Profesorul a avertizat că tolerarea unui asemenea antiintelectualism structural va degrada sistemul de învățământ.
EN: The professor warned that tolerating such structural anti-intellectualism will degrade the educational system.
Idioms & Phrases
Fenomen de antiintelectualism / Phenomenon of anti-intellectualism
RO: Manifestare socială colectivă în care expertiza academică este desconsiderată public în favoarea opiniilor nefondate.
EN: A collective social manifestation in which academic expertise is publicly disregarded in favor of unfounded opinions.
Antiintelectualism politic / Political anti-intellectualism
RO: Strategie electorală bazată pe simplificarea mesajelor și atacarea elitelor universitare pentru a atrage masele.
EN: An electoral strategy based on simplifying messages and attacking university elites to appeal to the masses.
Manifestare de antiintelectualism structural / Manifestation of structural anti-intellectualism
RO: Modificare legislativă sau instituțională care reduce finanțarea cercetării și marginalizează institutele culturale.
EN: A legislative or institutional change that reduces research funding and marginalizes cultural institutes.
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