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Rationalism, also known as the '''rationalist movement''', is a philosophical doctrine that asserts that the Truth can best be discovered by reason and factual analysis, rather than Faith , Dogma or religious teaching. Its original roots extend at least as far back as Plato . Rationalism has some similarities in ideology and intent to Humanism and Atheism , in that it aims to provide a framework for social and philosophical discourse outside of religious or supernatural beliefs; however, rationalism differs from both of these, in that:
Outside of religious discussion, the discipline of rationalism may be applied more generally, for example to Political or social issues. In these cases it is the rejection of Emotion , Tradition or fashionable belief which is the defining feature of the rationalist perspective. During the middle of the twentieth century there was a strong tradition of organized rationalism, which was particularly influenced by Free Thinkers and intellectuals. In the United Kingdom , rationalism is represented by the Rationalist Press Association , founded in 1899 . Rationalism in this sense has little in common with the historical philosophy of Continental Rationalism expounded by René Descartes and Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz . British Empiricism of the 17th and 18th Century and Logical Positivism of the early 20th Century, though starkly opposed to Continental Rationalism , are in certain respects compatible with rationalism in the present sense. Indeed, a reliance on empirical Science is often considered a hallmark of modern rationalism. SEE ALSO
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