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Rationalism vs Functionalism - What's the difference?

rationalism | functionalism |

In philosophy terms the difference between rationalism and functionalism

is that rationalism is the theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation while functionalism is the definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.

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

    functionalism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction
  • (philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects
  • (social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society
  • (psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment