Rationalism
1Rationalism — • Term used in an exact sense, to designate a particular moment in the development of Protestant thought in Germany, or in a broader, and more usual, sense to cover the view that the human reason, or understanding, is the sole source and final… …
2raţionalism — RAŢIONALÍSM s.n. 1. Curent în teoria cunoaşterii, care consideră raţiunea ca singurul izvor al cunoaşterii autentice şi certe. 2. Încredere în capacitatea raţiunii de a cunoaşte realitatea. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. rationalisme. Trimis de… …
3Rationalism — Ra tion*al*ism (r[a^]sh [u^]n*al*[i^]z m), n. [Cf. F. rationalisme.] 1. (Theol.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
4rationalism — index dialectic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5rationalism — ► NOUN ▪ the practice or principle of basing opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response. DERIVATIVES rationalist noun …
6rationalism — [rash′ən əl iz΄əm] n. [ RATIONAL + ISM] 1. the principle or practice of accepting reason as the only authority in determining one s opinions or course of action 2. Philos. the doctrine that knowledge comes from the intellect in itself without aid …
7rationalism — rationalist, n. rationalistic, rationalistical, adj. rationalistically, adv. /rash euh nl iz euhm/, n. 1. the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct. 2. Philos. a. the doctrine… …
8Rationalism — This article is about the philosophical method, position, theory, or view. For other uses, see Rationalism (disambiguation). In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or… …
9RATIONALISM — European modernist architecture of the 1920s and 1930s was defined as a functional style of construction stripped of applied decoration, whereby the intrinsic characteristics of a building s materials were brought to the forefront of its… …
10rationalism — A general tendency in Islamic thought that emphasizes the primacy of reason or intellect (‘aql) over tradition (naql). Rationalist theologians and philosophers believe that God’s existence, His unity and attributes, the origin and order of the …
