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[edit]
Rationalists born in the 1st to 4th centuries[edit]
Rationalists born in the Middle Ages[edit]
Rationalists born in the 16th to 19th centuries[edit]
Rationalists born in the 20th century[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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