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, 05:02, 19 August 2007New page: '''''Intellectual history''''' refers to the history of the people who create, discuss, write about and in other ways propagate ideas. Although the field emerged from European disc...
'''''Intellectual history''''' refers to the [[history]] of the people who create, discuss, write about and in other ways propagate [[idea]]s. Although the field emerged from European discourses of [[Kulturgeschichte]] and [[Geistesgeschichte]], the historical study of ideas has engaged not only western intellectual traditions, including, but not limited to, those in the [[far east]], [[near east]], [[mid-east]] and [[Africa]].
''Intellectual history'' is closely related to the [[history of philosophy]] and the [[history of ideas]]. Its central perspective suggests that ideas do not change in isolation from the people who create and use them and that one must study the [[culture]], lives and environments of people to understand their notions and ideas. This is also frought with the sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits known as [[anti-intellectualism]]. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, or literature.
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[[Category: Intellectual History]]
''Intellectual history'' is closely related to the [[history of philosophy]] and the [[history of ideas]]. Its central perspective suggests that ideas do not change in isolation from the people who create and use them and that one must study the [[culture]], lives and environments of people to understand their notions and ideas. This is also frought with the sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits known as [[anti-intellectualism]]. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, or literature.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: The Humanities]]
[[Category: Intellectual History]]
