Rationalism

The theory of innateness is a philosophical concept developed to explain how human beings are born with certain ideas that lead to knowledge. However, in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke claims that there is not satisfactory evidence to support this theory. In the first book of the Essay, Locke challenges the general assumption that the human mind innately possesses the basic truths thought necessary for the possibility of knowledge. Contrary to the widely held belief of…

The authors talk about three different positions that are held. The first one is “strong rationalism.” Strong rationalism is when you only believe something because there is proof for the belief to be real. The second is “fideism,” this is when a person believes what they believe even if there is no evidence. The final position is “critical rationalism” which is when “fideism and strong rationalism” are combined. This does not seem like it would work, however they take from the “strong…

Isabella Stengers is deeply critical of scientific notions of Realism and Rationalism, which states that the real world is described by science alone and deductive reasoning is the chief source of knowledge respectively. Along with this criticism, she is advocating the idea that science should be integrated with other modes of knowledge to form an ecosystem of practices. The modern practice of science is brimful of varying conceptual loopholes. Firstly, the so-called scientific method does not…

In the debate between the two schools of epistemology, rationalism and empiricism, I am incline to follow the philosophies of the school of rationalism. The advantage of rationalism is that it relies solely on logic and reason to seek absolute truths. Empiricism’s flaw is that it relies merely on sensory observation to seek conclusions, which are subjective and can be deceptive. Many times I have been mislead by my senses, making me hesitant to trust empirical observations. I trust logic and…

Rationalist. Frazer does this by firstly pointing out that Theistic Rationalism was a major belief during the foundering of the United States. Since Theistic Rationalism was a major belief, the Founders were also influenced by many authors who were Theistic Rationalist. Frazer successfully contest that John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were all Theistic Rationalist. Frazer explains that Theistic Rationalism is the prominent belief in the Founding…

Part I: In this essay, I will be defending the theory of rationalism. 1. If we know a proposition is true, then justification comes from reason alone. 2. We know that analytic propositions are true. Therefore, justification for knowledge of analytic propositions comes from reason alone. I believe premise 1 is true because we can know something through reason, because reason…

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…

One supported by strong rationalism where a belief must be supported by proof in order to be believed as true based on an argument that a reasonable person would believe (Peterson, et al., Reason and Religious Belief, p. 61). Perhaps the fact Clifford was a survivor of a shipwreck…

Question 1: What relevance do you perceive of Spinoza’s political philosophy as a rationalist in understanding the functioning of constitutional regimes and society in contemporary times? Reason out your argument. Answer 1: A civilization of free man would be perfect combination. However, the unrestricted man exists only as a model; all real men are defectively rational. The apprehension of the State is to bring it around that the actual connections between individuals most carefully…

Firstly, I respectfully disagree with your viewpoint of strong rationalism. To begin with, a proponent of this philosophical ideology would not use the Bible as their first source of evidence. Instead, they would start from a position of neutrality to validate or refute Christ’s resurrection through reasonable data. Perhaps, they would begin by investigating statements like everyone dies or Jesus was divine and could live again since these look at both sides of the issue. In turn, if they…