Rationalism

Modern philosophy presented several important contributions to different matters, such as rationalism. Rationalism is the explanation, and understanding of the universe through the use of the human mind. Spinoza, and Kant are two major modern philosophers, who provided their own philosophical systems involving rationalism. Spinoza’s interpretation involving rationalism was partly succeeded by Kant. Spinoza considered rationalism to provide guidance in human understanding. In order to successfully reach this understanding, the mind must process particular ideas. Spinoza’s philosophy contains a system of ideas; the more distinct ideas are, the easier it is to comprehend those ideas (Spinoza, 1998, p. 66). Ideas that are more particular allow…

Envision a world in which there was insufficient logical thought processes for the attainment of knowledge. For ages, humankind has struggled with the idea of how one obtains this knowledge, if for nothing more, than to learn efficiency in its acquisition. Without Descartes ' reasoned arguments of rationalism, Hume would not likely have been so inspired to formulate his counter argument of empiricist thought. Descartes defined his basic persona as a, "thinking being" more precisely; he stated…

however, there is no sufficient answer at all. The two major schools of thought I am looking at are empiricism and rationalism, both attempts to answer such a complex question that couldn’t quite reach the goal. The first look at an answer is rationalism. Rationalism uses a plethora of theses and theories to explore the answer to the question of where our knowledge comes from. In particular, three of these theses make up the backbone of rationalist belief. The first of these is the…

There is a clear distinction between rationalism and empiricism–two theories of epistemology, which focuses on the theory knowledge through a philosophical lens. Rationalism centers around the ability to use knowledge with reasoning and that knowledge comes from innate ideas. Others believe that our senses could actually lead to true knowledge, as opposed to relying on innate ideas and reasoning. Many criticize rationalism and whether innate knowledge exists or is even pertinent. In this paper,…

As time passes, knowledge becomes more complex and philosophers start to develop different theories regarding how people come about this knowledge. There is a distinct difference between both Rationalism and Empiricism and both Descartes and Locke have found ways to discredit and support both views. Descartes argument towards Rationalism is much stronger than Hume's argument towards Empiricism. There is quite the distinction between both empiricism and rationalism. The major difference…

Empiricist and rationalist are two very different type of philosophy, both have its flaws. For me personally I would chose empiricism over rationalism. Empiricism is far from perfect but it makes a lot more sense to me than rationalism does. To be empiricist you have to look deeper into things and not be so gullible, I sometimes just lay in bed by myself for hours just thinking. What most interest me is how wide the universe is and how absurd life can be. I would stay in bed and ask a bunch of…

Gender Roles Versus Rationalism Gender roles and stereotypes start at an early age beginning with dressing children a certain way, buying them gender based toys, and often ridiculing the child for doing something opposite or inappropriate for their gender preference. Basic gender stereotypes for men include being controlling, manipulative, independent, assertive, dominant, and competitive. Basic female gender stereotypes include being relatively passive, loving, sensitive, supportive in social…

does one obtain knowledge. Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of specific aspects of truth, belief and justification. Knowledge acquisition can be obtained through epistemology through a rationalism or empiricism approach. I will research and analyze the question “How do you know?” and develop my perspective on epistemology. Do you learn from logic, like Plato or through experience like John Locke? I will describe the Rationalist and Empiricist approach and summarize several…

Descartes' rationalism with British philosopher John Locke's empiricism, and argued that we gain knowledge from both impressions, which arise from external stimulus, and ideas, which are innate. Hume argued that innate ideas, like those found in mathematics, do not tell us anything useful about the external world. All useful knowledge comes from the qualia we experience, but these do not tell us anything that is necessarily true. Hume argued that qualia make little sense to us until our minds…

to never look back. Sue’s daughter, Jess, follows a routine of walking the alley to school everyday but to her surprise, became kidnapped one morning along with her mother after putting up a fight to save her daughter. The philosophy Rationalism is carried throughout the episode, in regards to information that becomes surfaced about Elaine being betrayed by someone she trusts. Furthermore, who has given her photos that show Jess (her only granddaughter) doing drugs and involved in…