noun
intellectualism
A philosophical stance that emphasizes intellect and reason over emotion or will. Often used in discussions of ethics, education, and epistemology.
主知主義は、理性を重視する哲学的立場です。
Intellectualism is a philosophical position that emphasizes reason.
彼の教育論は主知主義に基づいている。
His educational theory is based on intellectualism.
主情主義 (emotionalism) prioritizes emotion or feeling, whereas 主知主義 centers on reason and knowledge.
Compound of 主知 (shuchi, 'intellect-centered') + 主義 (shugi, '-ism'). The term is a calque from Western philosophical vocabulary, likely coined during the Meiji era to translate 'intellectualism'.