academism

/əˈkæd.əˌmɪz.əm/

IPA: /AE0 K AH0 D EH1 M IH0 Z AH0 M/

noun

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
Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
3
Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
4
A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

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