The belief that knowledge is aquired through rational analysis of innate or built-in principles. See also textbook glossary for Nativism. (See Empiricism)
the philosophical position that true knowledge comes through correct reasoning. (5)
The epistemological theory that reason is either the sole or primary source of knowledge; in practice, most rationalists maintain merely that at least some truths are not known solely on the basis of experience.
the episemological view that reason is the primary source of knowledge.
Truth can be best discovered through reason and rational thought. Rationalism
the acceptance of reason as the test of truth.
A system of thought that accords reason a privileged role in the pursuit of truth, even religious truth.
the view that all human knowledge is acquired through reason as the primary source, prior (or a priori which is Latin for "that which precedes") and superior to sense experience.
an in fact religious branch of human thought inherently believing in 'spirit' (this belief is 'hided' in the mind-body split) . Adapted from info found on Internet: Rational Thinking is synonymous with absolute thinking or apriori thinking. Rational Thinking is based on Pure Reason, which in [Howard Caygill: A Kant Dictionary, Blackwell 1995] is defined as: ... a completely distinct cognition in which the understanding is separated from the senses and imagination. Pure Thinking operates independently of external stimuli (senses). The thinking process is a dream world in itself: spiritual fantasies.
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
The theory that reason is the source of all knowledge independent of empirical (sense) perceptions.
A theory of knowledge that contends that reason is in itself a source of knowledge superior to and independent of sense perception or experience.
Broadly speaking, the epistemological view that stresses reason as the test of truth. In a strict sense, the belief that at least some knowledge is acquired independent of sense experience. Contrasted with Empiricism.
a world view that holds reason itself to be the ultimate source of knowledge and superior to sense perception alone.
A theory popular in the 17th and 18th which holds that it is possible to determine what truly exists by reason alone, and that all things are explicable using reason. In more recent times it is associated with the rejection of religious beliefs, faith or any belief system considered irrational. See also Logical Positivism, Emotivism.
to devise explanations for one's actions, beliefs, etc., usually without being aware that these are not the real motives / practice of accepting reason as the only authority in determining one's opinions or course of action
the claim that reason or the intellect is the primary source of our fundamental knowledge about reality
the belief that man can reach a unified meaning of life starting from man only, and using only man’s power of reason (cf. humanism (1))
In Christian theology, rationalism (from the Latin ratio, meaning "reason") indicates a mode of thought in which human reason is the ultimate authority in establishing religious truth. In normative Anglican theology, reason is treated as one of three related sources of authority, along with scripture and tradition.
(1) Belief that human reason (seen as the whole apparatus of human thought, including sensation, memory, etc.) is the ultimate arbiter of truth and falsity. (2) Belief that human reason (as opposed to sense experience) is the road to knowledge. VT believes that all unbelievers are rationalistic in the first sense--- and also irrationalistic, q.v.
a philosophical principle that reason alone is the source of all human knowledge.
The philosophical view that reason is the basis for knowledge.
a philosophical position in "Epistomology", or "the science of knowing about knowing", most identified by Descarte in which reasoning comes before observation. Descarte believed that the primo facie evidence or foundation of knowledge, was deductive reasoning. His statement "I think therefore I am" sums his position. Rationalism and Empiricism were two counterpoint positions held by those in the Enlightenment, both share the belief that human reasoning is free and necessary to understanding of our existence as opposed to divine wisdom. They differ in that Rationalism posits "I think therefore I am" and involves deductive reasoning, while Empiricism starts first with observation and involves Inductive reasoning.
The philosophical view that knowledge comes primarily by reasoning that is independent of sensory experience.
A branch of philosophy where truth is determined by reason.
theory that the exercise of reasons, rather than the acceptance of authority or spiritual revelation, is the only valid basis for belief and the best source of spiritual truth
The theory which holds that reason is the unique source of knowledge as against empiricism which holds that perception is the source of knowledge.
The view that knowledge is aquired through reason, without the aid of the senses. Perhaps the best example of such knowledge would be mathematical knowledge, but rationalists typically argue that many other important truths can also be grasped by reason. See also: rationalist
a movement beginning in the 17th and 18th centuries that exalts human reason. Rationalists tend to be distrustful of authority and tradition and believe that truth can be found only through reason, observation, and experiments. They exalt human reason above the Bible. The Scriptures, however, teach that God's Word is truth (John 17:17) and that we are to make our every thought obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5) and his Word.
In epistemology and in its broadest sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" (Lacey, 286). In more technical terms it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive" (Bourke, 263). Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position "that reason has precedence over other ways of acquiring knowledge" to the radical position that reason is "the unique path to knowledge" (Audi, 771).
