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(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

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rationalism

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(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

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合理主義: 感覚経験に頼らず、理性を知識の源とするという哲学的立場

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His commitment to rationalism led him to reject sensory evidence as unreliable when seeking first principles.

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彼は合理主義に傾倒していたため、基本原理を探求する際に感覚的な証拠を信用しなかった。

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(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

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The opinion opposed to mysticism in philosophy is sometimes spoken of as rationalism. Rationalism insists that all our beliefs ought ultimately to find for themselves articulate grounds. Such grounds, for rationalism, must consist of four things: (1) definitely statable abstract principles; (2) definite facts of sensation; (3) definite hypotheses based on such facts; and (4) definite inferences logically drawn.

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Elaboration of theories by use of reason alone without appeal to experience, such as in mathematical systems.

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