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Rationalism vs Extremism - What's the difference?

rationalism | extremism |

As nouns the difference between rationalism and extremism

is that rationalism is the theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation while extremism is extreme ideas or actions.

rationalism

English

(wikipedia rationalism)

Noun

  • (philosophy) The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.

    • Synonyms

    * intellectualism

    Antonyms

    * irrationalism * traditionalism

    Derived terms

    * critical rationalism

    Related terms

    * rationalist * rationality

    See also

    * empiricism

    extremism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia extremism)
  • extreme ideas or actions

    • Related terms

    * extremist * extreme English words suffixed with -ism ----