Talk:rationalism

Discuss the word rationalism.

Empiricism as a possible antonym?
By comparing rationalism and empiricism, one can see that there is some attainable difference in definition. And although there are proper antonyms for rationalism, I was wondering if rationalism could qualify as a 'quasi-antonym' to empiricism and vice-versa.

What do others think? Thanks! Eug.galeotti 06:19, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The more the attributes of the concept behind a word, the less meaningful any antonym. What's the antonym of car:, anti-car? What is the opposite of Bolshevik:, Menshevik: or tsarist:? But what you suggest might be acceptable. DCDuring TALK 11:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)


 * On reflection, I don't think I expressed myself properly, what I was aiming at was more like the "See also" category on pages. As such, I just editted the page for rationalism, adding a "See also" for empiricism, and likewise for the empiricism page, so at least some connection between the two is made.


 * Hope this agrees with you DCDuring (et al). Eug.galeotti 11:17, 21 April 2010 (UTC)