Rationalism, Empiricism And Skepticism

Knowledge is what makes the world go around. Knowledge is needed for all kinds of jobs and could be considered a “gift” for mankind. Our understanding of the world and universe is based off of humanity’s knowledge around them; knowledge is everywhere from the job market to schools, to even recreational activities such as video games; for example, knowing which characters are the protagonists, or which characters are the antagonists. In philosophy however, there are three main types of knowledge: Rationalism, Empiricism and Skepticism. Each type of knowledge has its own advantages and disadvantages however, comparing the three types of the knowledges with the benefits and drawbacks of each, rationalism would be the best out of the three.

Firstly, philosophical rationalism is defined as a view that appeals to intellectual and logical reasons as the source of knowledge or justification. Rationalism is the idea of every fact is a fact for a reason; everything in rationalism is based off of logic thus, nothing is just “made up”; rationalism often exists in the fields of math and science. For instance, René Descartes was one of the earliest and best known proponents of rationalism; René believed the idea behind mathematics could be attained by reason alone without the need of any sensory experience thus, rationalism is …show more content…
In spite of all those differences, the three types of knowledge can be compared against each other; ultimately however, rationalism stands above as the winner and therefore, the better category of knowledge against empiricism and