List of rationalists
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In philosophy and in its current sense, rationalism is a line of thought that appeals to reason or the intellect as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification".[1] It is typically contrasted with empiricism, which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.[2] Rationalism should not be confused with rationality, nor with rationalization.
The following is a list of rationalists, that is, people who theorize about rationalism as a line of thought within the area of Philosophy.
Contents
Rationalists born BCE
Rationalists born the Middle Ages
Rationalists born in the 16th to 19th centuries
Rationalists born in the 20th century
References
- ↑ Lacey, A. R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976. 2nd edition, 1986. 3rd edition, Routledge, London, UK, 1996. page 286
- ↑ "Rationalism vs Empiricism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
