Optimism vs Rationalism - What's the difference?
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a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
(philosophy) The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.
As nouns the difference between optimism and rationalism
is that optimism is a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome while rationalism is (philosophy) the theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.optimism
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(en-noun) (wikipedia optimism)- I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.