academicism

noun4

1. •
   Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
2. •
   A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
3. •
   Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
4. •
   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.

noun1

1. •
   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.