academism

/əˈkæd.əˌmɪz.əm/

noun

  1. 1

    (sometimes capitalized) 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.

  2. 2

    Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.

  3. 3

    Speculative thoughts and attitudes.

  4. 4

    A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

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