Rationalism

has a rationalist thought on everything he says and expresses it in every conference. A quote from Fred Mosteller that shows rationalist thinking, “It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them” (Fred Mosteller). Overall, Rationalism is the test of knowledge and how ideas are determined by…

to live and that was Puritanism and Rationalism. The Rationalists had many similarities and differences that made these two parts in history so important. This essay will talk about the way these two societies were governed, the religious beliefs, and the two different lifestyles they lived. In the 1500s many branches of christianity were being formed, the Puritans were one of those groups who lived a life by following the bible and hardworking labor. Rationalism being based off of all men are…

John from “The Yellow Wallpaper,” is a paternalistic and rational physician who's methods of treatment lead to his wife’s lunacy. Being an extreme rationalist, John dismisses all of his wife’s traumas and horrors, and places fault on her “false and foolish fancies”(340). His wife even expresses discomfort in the fact that her husband, “John is a physician,” and states it as a reason I do not get well faster”(331). John is also incorrect in his diagnosis of his wife’s condition and because of his…

The philosophy of Rationalism believes that a person should engage in some form of systematic mental activity so that they can attain knowledge. The Rationalists proposed the theory of the active mind, meaning a mind that uses knowledge provided by the senses and then gives it explanations and significance. The active mind adds information to facts given by the senses. Highlighted theories by the rationalists were innate structures and an active mind. Rationalist focused more on reason and…

The political system was closely related to rationalism, or “the belief that human response or intellect is the true source of knowledge.” This thought is connected to philosophy to explain the natural or human world. Rationalists helped make a political system that needed citizen participation. This…

American Exceptionalism By: Krzysztof Zagozdon Political Science 201 Dr. Mihaela Neacsu Fall 2017 Today we can hear all the time politicians talking about how America is great. How superior we are comparing to other countries, with our personal liberties and democratic ideals. Talks like this are the most noticeable especially during political campaigns, when we can hear candidates from both political parties arguing their points of view of American Exceptionalism. But does the term…

Critical rationalism: this is Poppers theory of knowledge, in which it is explained in few steps for a clearer understanding. Firstly knowledge is about noticing a problem, once the problem has been noticed there has to be something done to solve it this means brainstorming different solutions to solve the problem, this solution will be criticized until only one solution remains to solve the problem further. To understand better Popper’s theory I separated the words and looked at their different…

In the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant purportedly sets out to bridge the gap between rationalism and empiricism arguing that knowledge exists both a priori and a posteriori; that is through experience (sensible intuition) and independent of experience. In doing so, Kant hopes to get closer to a formal system and/or science of philosophy. Insofar as establishing philosophy as a science is possible, Kant believed that this system could stem from a small set of mutually dependent principles. After…

When many minds read the same passage of writing it is hard to decode a perception that would be the same. Some authors write in this style so you can see yourself in the story and relate to the writings on a personal level, causing you to dig deeper into the story and really have a fuller understanding of the material. While reading Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, my final take away was most likely different than others because I placed myself in the shoes of Good Brown and saw…

philosophy achievements. Ideals of freedom began emerging from the polis. The polis held much more importance than a location; rather it was the center of humanistic thought. The time period offered rationalism, humanism, and democracy based from the polis influence. As a result, both humanism and rationalism lead to the widely accepted belief that the human mind contained the highest and some of the most valuable knowledge. Human beings were striving for excellence. Democracy is perhaps the…