KnowraRationalismLinked fromLinked fromThe 47 pages that link to Rationalism, each with the reason it gives.All 47Broader topic 1Related 10Narrower topic 8Compared with 28René DescartesNarrower topic: Descartes is a central early modern rationalist, grounding knowledge in reason rather than sensory experience alone.Baruch SpinozaNarrower topic: Spinoza builds his account of reality through deductive reasoning modeled on geometry.CartesianismNarrower topic: Cartesianism is a major early modern form of rationalist philosophy.Principle of Sufficient ReasonNarrower topic: The principle became a signature commitment of early modern rationalist metaphysics.Mary AstellNarrower topic: Astell used reason to challenge claims that women were naturally less capable than men.Discourse on the MethodNarrower topic: The work exemplifies an approach that gives reason a central role in discovering truth.Rebecca GoldsteinNarrower topic: Goldstein’s portraits of Spinoza and Gödel repeatedly examine the power and limits of reason.WolffianismNarrower topic: Wolffianism extends rationalist confidence in reason into a tightly ordered body of knowledge.