In philosophy and in its current sense, rationalism is a line of thought that appeals to reason or the intellect as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification".[1] It is typically contrasted with empiricism, which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.[2] Rationalism should not be confused with rationality, nor with rationalization.

The following is a list of rationalists, that is, people who theorize about rationalism as a line of thought within the area of Philosophy.

Rationalists born BCE

Rationalists born in the 1st to 4th centuries

Rationalists born in the Middle Ages

Rationalists born in the 16th to 19th centuries

Rationalists born in the 20th century

References

  1. ↑ Lacey, A. R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976. 2nd edition, 1986. 3rd edition, Routledge, London, UK, 1996. page 286
  2. ↑ "Rationalism vs Empiricism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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