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'''Rationalism''' refers to two related, but distinct, philosophies.

* '''[[Continental Rationalism]]''', a belief that [[reason]] is the source of all [[knowledge]] in contrast to the experience of the [[sense]]s.
* The '''[[Rationalist]]''' movement, which asserts that reason and [[evidence]] should be held superior to [[religion|religious]] teachings. This can also be extended to assert a general superiority of reason, for example over [[emotion]].


In everyday modern discussion the term ''rationalism'' almost certainly refers to the latter position, whereas Continental Rationalism is relatively unknown by non-philosophers.

==See Also==

[[Freethought]], [[Scientific method]]

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* Adapted from the [[Wikipedia]] article, "Rationalism" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism], used under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]