WorldImagining, 8 months ago to philosophy French

"...between categories fulminated before nature began, and categories gradually forming themselves in nature's presence, the whole chasm between #rationalism and #empiricism yawns."

Gotta hand it to William #James, he could turn a powerfully poetic phrase when he wanted to!

#pragmatism
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estelle, 1 year ago to psychology

#Rationalism is a philosophical position or view that #reason is the source of knowledge.

Vernon J. #Bourke wrote that rationalism is defined as a methodology or a theory "in which the criterion of #truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive."
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#quotes #philosophy #epistemology #patriarchy #whiteness #agnotology #historyOfScience #intelligence #factChecking #knowledge #publicOpinion #learning #sociology #wordsMatter #hashtags @psychology #TESCREAL