Before 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.
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: (i) rationalism, which is knowledge derived solely from reason; and (ii) empiricism, which is knowledge derived solely from sense experience.