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rationalism
n.
practice of accepting reason as the supreme authority in determining conduct or opinion; doctrine that the mind is the source of all knowledge (Philosophy)
Rationalism
In
epistemology,
rationalism is the view that "regards
reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification". More formally, rationalism is defined as a
methodology or a
theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and
deductive". Rationalists believe reality has an intrinsically logical structure. Because of this, rationalists argue that certain truths exist and that the intellect can directly grasp these truths. That is to say, rationalists assert that certain rational principles exist in logic, mathematics, ethics, and metaphysics that are so fundamentally true that denying them causes one to fall into contradiction. Rationalists have such a high confidence in reason that empirical proof and physical evidence are unnecessary to ascertain truth – in other words, "there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience". Because of this belief,
empiricism is one of rationalism's greatest rivals.
rationalism
Noun
1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(classification) philosophy
2. the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
(hypernym) theological doctrine, religious doctrine
(hyponym) deism, free thought
3. the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
(synonym) freethinking
(hypernym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
rationalism
n.
racionalismus
Rationalism
(n.)
The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or sensationalism, and empiricism.
(n.)
The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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