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rationalism vs philosophy

philosophy vs rationalism

rationalism and philosophy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rationalism Yes No No No
philosophy Yes No No No
As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of rationalism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than rationalism:
  • rationalism: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
  • philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of rationalism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.
rationalism (noun) philosophy (noun)
the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
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