Rationalism vs Ration - What's the difference?
rationalism | ration |
(philosophy) The theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation.
To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
To restrict (an activity etc.)
As nouns the difference between rationalism and ration
is that rationalism is (philosophy) the theory that the basis of knowledge is reason, rather than experience or divine revelation while ration is .rationalism
English
(wikipedia rationalism)Noun
Synonyms
* intellectualismAntonyms
* irrationalism * traditionalismDerived terms
* critical rationalismSee also
* empiricismration
English
(wikipedia ration)Verb
(en verb)- We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.
- By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water.
- Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices.