rationalistic

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It says it does not attempt to convert children to any religious ideology, but offers activities that “emphasize a scientific, rationalistic, non-superstitious worldview.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

So you’re saying that liberal democracy needs to be much more empathetic and close to the people, and less technocratic and rationalistic?

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022

The Greeks were the first to carry out experiments in rationalistic philosophy and in democratic government.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

If we’re going to turn human space exploration into displaced religion, at least let’s not dress it up as rationalistic entrepreneurialism.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2019

At present pragmatism is accepted by those whose own notions are thoroughly rationalistic in make-up as a means of refurbishing, galvanizing, and justifying those very notions.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring