Associations to the word «Rationalism»
Noun
- Materialism
- Humanism
- Romanticism
- Enlightenment
- Descartes
- Idealism
- Kant
- Skepticism
- Mysticism
- Liberalism
- Rationality
- Modernism
- Ism
- Hume
- Realism
- Modernity
- Protestantism
- Orthodoxy
- Locke
- Worldview
- Critique
- Dogma
- Philo
- Hegel
- Philosophy
- Intuition
- Gottfried
- Fascism
- Nietzsche
- Wolff
- Theology
- Superstition
- Thinker
- Socialism
- Revelation
- Nationalism
- Lutheran
- Rebirth
- Aquinas
- Rabbinic
- Eighteenth
- Neo
- Philosopher
- Doctrine
- Rejection
- Ethic
- Universal
- Unitarian
- Conservatism
- Reasoning
- Marxism
- Christianity
- Rousseau
- Proponent
- Deco
- Nineteenth
- Abstraction
- Morality
- Justification
- Theologian
- Voltaire
- Religion
- Reformation
- Bureaucracy
- Strauss
- Ideology
- Intellect
- Deduction
- Ethics
- Paine
- Judaism
- Reject
Adjective
Wiktionary
RATIONALISM, noun. (philosophy) The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.
Dictionary definition
RATIONALISM, noun. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience.
RATIONALISM, noun. The theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth.
RATIONALISM, noun. The doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct.
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.