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anti-intellectual

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1. anti-intellectual - Noun

2. anti-intellectual - Adjective

3. anti-intellectual - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

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For Rosenberg, the anti-intellectual intellectual, religious doctrine was inseparable, Rosenberg wrote: "The ancient Germanic idea of god is likewise inconceivable without spiritual freedom. Source: Internet

Hutchins's book The Higher Learning in America deplored the "plight of higher learning" that had turned away from cultivation of the intellect and toward anti-intellectual practicality due in part, to a lust for money. Source: Internet

As such it is not surprising to find that Caeiro has been called an anti-intellectual, anti-Romantic, anti-subjectivist, anti-metaphysical. Source: Internet

And yet, Akyol, whose focus on intellectual inquiry and dialogue is well known worldwide, was summarily summoned by the Malaysian religious authorities in a way that can only be deemed anti-intellectual. Source: Internet

Hilgartner argued that the intellectual impact of the successful Sokal hoax cannot be attributed to its quality as a "demonstration" but rather to journalistic hyperbole and the anti-intellectual biases of some American journalists. Source: Internet

Interestingly, the derisive anti-intellectual moniker “egghead” was turned on its head and used as a badge of honor by Barry Goldwater’s supporters in the 1964 presidential campaign. Source: Internet

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