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rationalism

rationalism In this historical source, rationalism is presented as the position opposed to empiricism.

In this historical source, rationalism is presented as the position opposed to empiricism. It refers to a view that does not treat immediate sense experience as the primary route to truth, though the packet gives no fuller characterization beyond that contrast.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Empiricism” (Empiricism).
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