rationalism (noun)

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• rationalism — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

• rationalism — noun Date: 1827 1. reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth 2. a. a theory that reason is in itself a source of knowledge superior to and independent of sense perceptions b. a view that reason and experience rather… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rationalism — noun 1》 the practice or principle of basing opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response. 2》 Philosophy the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in… …   English new terms dictionary

• rationalism — noun The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason rather than experience, or divine revelation Syn: intellectualism Ant …   Wiktionary

• rationalism — /ˈræʃnəlɪzəm / (say rashnuhlizuhm) noun 1. the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, beliefs, or conduct. 2. Philosophy a. the theory that reason is in itself a source of knowledge independently of …  

• critical rationalism — noun The doctrine that scientific theories, and any other claims to knowledge, can and should be rationally criticized, and, if they have empirical content, can and should be subjected to tests which may falsify them …   Wiktionary

• economic rationalism — /ɛkənɒmɪk ˈræʃnəlɪzəm/ (say ekuhnomik rashnuhlizuhm) noun a theory of economics which opposes government intervention and which maintains that the economy of a country works better when it responds to marketplace forces in such matters as… …  

• free thought — noun the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation • Syn: ↑deism • Derivationally related forms: ↑deistic (for: ↑deism), ↑deist (for: ↑d …   Useful english dictionary

• rationalist — noun (C) someone who bases their opinions and actions on intelligent thinking, rather than on emotion or religious belief rationalism noun (U) rationalist, rationalistic adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rationalist — rationalism ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

• rationalist — UK [ˈræʃ(ə)nəlɪst] / US [ˈræʃən(ə)lɪst] noun [countable] Word forms rationalist : singular rationalist plural rationalists someone who believes that ideas and actions should be based on practical reasons and knowledge, rather than on emotions or… …   English dictionary