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| - | The term '''Ivory Tower''' designates a world or atmosphere where [[intellectual]]s engage in pursuits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life. As such, it has a [[pejorative]] [[connotation]], denoting a willful disconnect from the everyday world; [[esoteric]], over-specialized, or even useless research; and [[academic elitism]], if not outright condescension by those inhabiting the proverbial ivory tower. In [[American English]] usage it ordinarily denotes the academic world of colleges and universities, particularly scholars of the [[humanities]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | The term '''Ivory Tower''' designates a world or atmosphere where [[intellectual]]s engage in pursuits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life. As such, it has a [[pejorative]] [[connotation]], denoting a willful disconnect from the everyday world; [[esoteric]], over-specialized, or even useless research; and [[academic elitism]], if not outright condescension by those inhabiting the proverbial ivory tower. In [[American English]] usage it ordinarily denotes the academic world of colleges and universities, particularly scholars of the [[humanities]]. |
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The term Ivory Tower designates a world or atmosphere where intellectuals engage in pursuits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life. As such, it has a pejorative connotation, denoting a willful disconnect from the everyday world; esoteric, over-specialized, or even useless research; and academic elitism, if not outright condescension by those inhabiting the proverbial ivory tower. In American English usage it ordinarily denotes the academic world of colleges and universities, particularly scholars of the humanities.
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