rationalism

[ UK /ɹˈæʃənəlˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
  2. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
  3. the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
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How To Use rationalism In A Sentence

  • Our intellectual culture demands that every idea or phenomenon be subjected to the unrelenting rigour of rationalism, or excesses of scientism.
  • Therefore, they resisted what they perceived as American extremes of rationalism and indifferentism, precisely as did their Protestant and Catholic colleagues.
  • The breakthrough toward subjectivism is indeed compelling but rationalism was not finished yet for all that.
  • The long conservative debate with liberals and secularists gave the movement more than a tinge of rationalism and empiricism.
  • Moreover, in place of relativistic cosmology's inductive empiricism, Milne opted for a hypothetico-deductive rationalism.
  • Confucian thought is characterized by a spirit of humanism, rationalism, and moralism.
  • Taxing capital gains on home sales - partially offset by the abolition of stamp duty - would break this cycle of irrationalism. Times, Sunday Times
  • I'm not sure about that, but I am hopeful that Anglican theology, with its middle way between liberal rationalism and dogmatic traditionalism, can save the historical quest for Jesus.
  • Clearly inflected by the more profound nuances of Japanese tradition, Pawson's spirit of sensuous rationalism meets such pragmatic challenges head on.
  • We Westerners love confronting the inadequacy of our rationalism and Amagatu capitalises on that, giving us also polished performances and exquisite stagecraft to hold our attention when our metaphysical appreciation wanes.
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