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Metaphysical Rationalism [PDF]
This chapter explores the meaning of Spinoza’s Principle of Sufficient Reason (the PSR) and the role it plays in his system. Some commentators have argued that Spinoza’s PSR applies to every truth and that Spinoza relies on it in deriving a great deal of
Martin Lin
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Rationalism, Empiricism, and Evidence-Based Medicine: A Call for a New Galenic Synthesis [PDF]
Thirty years after the rise of the evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement, formal training in philosophy remains poorly represented among medical students and their educators.
William M. Webb
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Pragmatic Rationalism; Popper, Bartley and varieties of rationalism [PDF]
Rational discussion guides, but does not compel individual decisions, and the best process of inquiry and decision should vary with a person’s goals and situation.
William Berkson
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Rationalism and the “rational actor assumption” in realist international relations theory
The commitment to the rational actor model of state behavior is said to be a core assumption of realist theory. This assumption is listed in most textbook accounts of realism.
B. Schmidt, C. Wight
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Contemporary pedagogues frequently base their reflections on the theory of "communicative rationalism" developed by Jürgen Habermas. Although it is rarely referred to in contemporary pedagogical literature, Karl Popper's "critical rationalism" is another
Alain Firode
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Was Hugo Grotius a Rationalist?
Scholars situate Grotius at the origin of more geometrico rationalism. Under this reading, he is responsible for the transition from a dialectical to a deductivist interpretation of the naturally just. Grotius, however, neither deems ethics explainable
Sebastián Contreras
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Surgical Site Infection: Impacts and Challenges of Antibiotic Rationalism
: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common hospital acquired infections, and according to recent studies its incidence is estimated to approximate 10% for all surgical interventions .
Rationalism, Chowdhury, Navim Kabir
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Critical Rationalism and Trust in Science
In this paper, I consider whether the critical rationalist philosophy of science may provide a rationale for trusting scientific knowledge. In the first part, I refer to several insights of Karl Popper’s social and political philosophy in order to see ...
A. Chmielewski
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Critical rationalism and the search for standard (field-normalized) indicators in bibliometrics [PDF]
Bibliometrics plays an increasingly important role in research evaluation. However, no gold standard exists for a set of reliable and valid (field-normalized) impact indicators in research evaluation.
L. Bornmann, W. Marx
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“Journeys of the mind” in the Russian Cultural Society of the 1760-s. Educational and Publishing activity of Kheraskov Literary Circle [PDF]
This article examines one of the pages of the history of Russian Freemasonry as a philosophical and ideological trend within the circles of reflective minds of the Russian society and its influence on the literary process; in particular, it explores a ...
Natalia D. Bludilina
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