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I think I'm missing something important. My understanding of "Rationalists" is that they're followers of rationalism; that is, that truth can be understood onl
by bovermyer 1y ago
I think I'm missing something important.
My understanding of "Rationalists" is that they're followers of rationalism; that is, that truth can be understood only through intellectual deduction, rather than sensory experience.
I'm wondering if this is a _different_ kind of "Rationalist." Can someone explain?
- kurtis_reed 1y agoIt's a terrible name that collides with the older one you're thinking of
- FeteCommuniste 1y agoThe easiest way to understand their usage of the term "rational" might be to think of it as the negation of the term "irrational" (where the latter refers mostly to cognitive biases). Not as a contrast with "empirical."