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rationalism
[ rash-uh-nl-iz-uhm ]
noun
- the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- Philosophy.
- the doctrine that reason alone is a source of knowledge and is independent of experience.
- (in the philosophies of Descartes, Spinoza, etc.) the doctrine that all knowledge is expressible in self-evident propositions or their consequences.
- Theology. the doctrine that human reason, unaided by divine revelation, is an adequate or the sole guide to all attainable religious truth.
- Architecture. (often initial capital letter)
- a design movement principally of the mid-19th century that emphasized the development of modern ornament integrated with structure and the decorative use of materials and textures rather than as added adornment.
- the doctrines and practices of this movement. Compare functionalism ( def 1 ).
rationalism
/ ˈæʃəəˌɪə /
noun
- reliance on reason rather than intuition to justify one's beliefs or actions
- philosophy
- the doctrine that knowledge about reality can be obtained by reason alone without recourse to experience
- the doctrine that human knowledge can all be encompassed within a single, usually deductive, system
- the school of philosophy initiated by Descartes which held both the above doctrines
- the belief that knowledge and truth are ascertained by rational thought and not by divine or supernatural revelation
Derived Forms
- ˌپDzԲˈپ, adjective
- ˌپDzԲˈپally, adverb
- ˈپDzԲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- tDz·· noun
- tDz··t tDz··t· adjective
- tDz··t··ly adverb
- t·tDz·· noun
- anti·tDz·· noun adjective
- anti·tDz··t adjective
- ԴDz·tDz·· noun
- non·tDz·· noun
- ԴDzr·پDz··t adjective
- ԴDzr·پDz··t· adjective
- ԴDzr·پDz··t··ly adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rationalism1
Example Sentences
A computer science major with an interest in rationalism, self-improvement and effective altruism — a philosophical movement that uses evidence and reason to help others — Mangione enthused about technological innovation.
Liberals tend to suffer from what I call naïve rationalism — the belief that political behavior, like voting, is driven by a sober assessment of the facts.
Prof Selove said: "This MA will allow people to re-examine the assumption that the West is the place of rationalism and science, while the rest of the world is a place of magic and superstition."
Oakeshott was horrified by this, and was also disturbed by the postwar British welfare state; this was the impetus for his denunciation of political rationalism.
But it's not an incident caused by just one crazy person, but it happened because of social factors — an extreme rationalism that we have in society.
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