rationalism
Example Sentences
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But it's not an incident caused by just one crazy person, but it happened because of social factors — an extreme rationalism that we have in society.
From Salon
But his arrogant rationalism feels like a betrayal to Jenny, who resents living in a scary house she had reservations about from the start.
From Los Angeles Times
It includes industrialization, globalization, urbanization, democratization, scientific and technological advance, capitalism, secularism, rationalism, individualism and consumerism.
From Salon
“After School Satan Clubs will focus on free inquiry and rationalism, the scientific basis for which we know what we know about the world around us.”
From Washington Times
In the mid-1920s, many artists were questioning the idea of “progress” in art, reflecting larger cultural shifts after World War I destroyed the view that science, psychoanalysis and rationalism would eventually solve humankind’s problems.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
