Before revision: (Definition) In the field of philosophy, the term intellectualism is synonymous with either one of two mental perspectives : rationalism, or knowledge derived solely from and reason; and empiricism, or knowledge derived solely from sense experience .
After revision: (Definition) In the field of philosophy, the term intellectualism indicates one of two ways of critically thinking about the character of the world : rationalism, or knowledge derived solely from reason; and empiricism, or knowledge derived solely from sense experience .