English-Greek translations for rationalism

• ορθολογισμός
• ρασιοναλισμός

Definition of rationalism

• The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception
• A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than faith, inspiration, revelation, intuition or authority
• Elaboration of theories by use of reason alone without appeal to experience, such as in mathematical systems

Related words

• rationalistic
• irrationalist
• rationalise
• rationalist
• operationalism
• irrationalism
• rationalistically
• rationalisation
• antirationalism