RATIONALISM

The Greeks followed rationalism religiously having their pride with human reason but they consider the physical body as sinful.

What is Critical Rationalism? Basically, it's an approach to how we obtain knowledge and its foremost proponent was the scientific philosopher, Karl Popper.

Rationalism advocates that reason is the most important aspect to analyze anything and is an important school of philosophy...

Barbara Ehrenreich argues that positive thinking has "diminished America," blaming it for the financial crisis and many other social ills. But does she really understand concepts like the law of attraction?

This piece analyzes this philosopher Immanuel Kant.

The evolution of philosophy.

A discussion of the differences between rationalist and empiricist schools of thought in philosophy.

Dialogue between a moral skeptic and moral rationalist/realist to better illustrate the nature that exists between the two schools of thought as it relates to 1)epistemology and 2) metaphysics of morality.

The main theme of Geoffrey's[1] essay on dialectic preconceptual theory is the absurdity of semanticist class.

Immanuel Kant tried to merge the two positions into one.

I will analyze Descartes' truth, "I think therefore I am" and explain how this truth is a form of rationalism.

As proponents of rationalism, we have to deal with reality on its own terms, not as we would like it to be.

There is an argument whether knowledge is pre-programmed or a result of experienced input.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is one of the most famous philosophers of the Enlightenment, although his philosophical work and his temperament have often opposed the rationalism of the Enlightenment and some of its prominent representatives.

When your feelings contradict your reasoning you must look at your present reality without letting your feelings elude you and also, without letting your cold rationalism decide everything based only on what should be correct according to your thoughts.

Can you define romance? Can we define anything? Rationalists think so! Watch as the Romantics duke it out with the Rationalists and see who wins.

Arguably one of the most influential men in Existentialism's beginnings, Soren Kierkegaard mastered the art of combining two very unorthodox beliefs. Christianity, and a philosophy that is considered one of the most depressing in the world.

This paper examines German immigration to the United States and the lifestyle led by immigrants and their descendants.

The author compares the approaches of William James and Sigmund Freud to the study of religion.

Religions originally served to bring some order into primitive societies. However, In the course of history they have been the reason for much bloodshed. They have to evolve and open out if they are to be relevant to today's world.

Expressing his pessimistic opinion through satire and wit, this influential writer used one of his many controversial writings, Candide, to indirectly express his views of Enlightenment and what he believed needed reform.

The endurance of myths in our cultural lives.

As a student researching the cultural differences between Eastern Asia and the Western world, I wanted to figure out if it were possible to adopt a Zen Buddhist lifestyle in America, a country of completely different values.

Baroque and Rococo art are two of the most popular genres. Here are some of the subtle differences between the two.

explains how philosophy and religion are related

This paper examines in detail historical anti-Semitism through the medieval period.