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minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoAfaik rationalism was named so by other people; i.e. the first classical rationalist was Descartes, but his death pre-dates the first use of the term rationalism. Objectivism is a whole different story…
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoyou’re thinking about rationalism instead of Rationalism.
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI am indeed, because the one with the capital R is more fringe to me, and there is no context pointing to that one.
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThe context is that the meme is making fun of it, which makes no sense for the epistemological version.
Afaik rationalism was named so by other people; i.e. the first classical rationalist was Descartes, but his death pre-dates the first use of the term rationalism. Objectivism is a whole different story…
you’re thinking about rationalism instead of Rationalism.
I am indeed, because the one with the capital R is more fringe to me, and there is no context pointing to that one.
The context is that the meme is making fun of it, which makes no sense for the epistemological version.