verbalism

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Through the echoes of the new verbalism, one can sense the distress of that crystal spirit, George Orwell.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a certain affinity, apparently at least, between that formal vice of verbalism and another defect of the mind, whose origins may, however, be varied.

From Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History by Labriola, Antonio

But there is always much verbalism in idealism.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

We may surround the subject with a vague and attractive idealistic verbalism, but we come back to this as a starting point.

From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Cohen, Chapman

This 'science,' therefore, finally reduces to mere verbalism, distracted by inconsistent relapses into 'psychology.'

From Pragmatism by Murray, D. L.