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What does rationalism mean?

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  1. (philosophy) The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.
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Essentially positivist in outlook, the quest for explanation is sometimes labelled critical rationalism.
The hidden premiss of rationalism led Spinoza to the conclusion that there is only one substance.
This battle for God was an attempt to fill the void at the heart of a society based on scientific rationalism.
Confucian thought is characterized by a spirit of humanism, rationalism, and moralism.
The rest of the time, they assumed that economic rationalism implies support for radical free-market reform.
At the beginning of university, I was influenced by rationalism and humanism.

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