List of rationalists
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In philosophy and in its current sense, rationalism is a line of thought that appeals to reason or the intellect as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification".[1] It is typically contrasted with empiricism, which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.[2] Rationalism should not be confused with rationality, nor with rationalization.
The following is a list of rationalists, that is, people who theorize about rationalism as a line of thought within the area of Philosophy.
Rationalists born BCE[]
Rationalists born in the 1st to 4th centuries[]
- Augustine of Hippo
- Origen of Alexandria
- Plotinus
- Wang Chong
Rationalists born in the Middle Ages[]
Rationalists born in the 16th to 19th centuries[]
- René Descartes
- Nicolas Malebranche
- Baruch Spinoza
- Gottfried Leibniz
- Christian Wolff
Rationalists born in the 20th century[]
- David Chalmers
- Noam Chomsky
- Alvin Plantinga
- Ernest Sosa
- Prabir Ghosh[3][4][5][6]
- Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
- Hosur Narashimaiah
- Abraham Kovoor
- Ayn Rand
References[]
- ^ Lacey, A. R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976. 2nd edition, 1986. 3rd edition, Routledge, London, UK, 1996. page 286
- ^ "Rationalism vs Empiricism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- ^ "Rationalist requests Bips, John, Sush to bust Guru".
- ^ "'I exposed 700 godmen, 7,000 fled'". 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Mother Teresa's 'miracle' challenged". 4 October 2002.
- ^ "Prabir Ghosh: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Prabir Ghosh | the Economic Times - Page 1".
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