Accompany Quote by John Quiggin

“In the history of philosophy, the term “rationalism” has two distinct meanings. In one sense, it signifies an unbreached commitment to reasoned thought in…

— Andrew Bernstein

Rationalism is an attitude of readiness to listen to contrary arguments and to learn from experience... of admitting that "I may be wrong and…

— Karl Popper

Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.

— Ayn Rand

“It may be laid down broadly that irrationalism, i.e. disbelief in objective fact, arises almost always from the desire to assert something for which…

— Bertrand Russell

We're living in interesting times, where people seem to be able to say things which are contrary to what you would call rationalism.

— Jed Mercurio

Rationalism is the idea that we can ever understand anything about the state of being. It's a deathtrip. It always has been. . .…

— Stephen King

Rationalism doesn't require "belief," only observation. The real, measurable world doesn't care what you believe.

— Joe Haldeman

The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly…

— John Quiggin

To be against rationalization is not the same as to be opposed to reasoning.

— Christopher Hitchens

Rationalism is an adventure in the clarification of thought.

— Alfred North Whitehead

“It’s all well and good to have a mountain of psychological research detailing the different ways in which we routinely fail to think and…

— Joseph Heath

Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.

— Annie Besant