phobosophy

Pronunciation: /fɒˈbɒsəfɪ/

The English word “phobosophy” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The fear of abstract knowledge or philosophical thinking; anti-philosophy.

Etymology

Coined by John Desmond Bernal in The Freedom of Necessity (1949): phobo- (“fear”) + -sophy (“wisdom, knowledge”), in contradistinction with philosophy; compare sophophobia.

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