Epistemology Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Rationalism=== {{Main|Rationalism}} Rationalism is the epistemological view that reason is the chief source of knowledge and the main determinant of what constitutes knowledge. More broadly, it can also refer to any view which appeals to reason as a source of knowledge or justification. Rationalism is one of the two classical views in epistemology, the other being empiricism. Rationalists claim that the mind, through the use of reason, can directly grasp certain truths in various domains, including [[logic]], [[mathematics]], [[ethics]], and [[metaphysics]]. Rationalist views can range from modest views in mathematics and logic (such as that of [[Gottlob Frege]]) to ambitious metaphysical systems (such as that of [[Baruch Spinoza]]). Some of the most famous rationalists include [[Plato]], [[RenΓ© Descartes]], [[Baruch Spinoza]], and [[Gottfried Leibniz]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page