2011•Yunnan Daxue xuebao. Shehui kexue banRequires access
The Development of the Traditional Rationalism of the West and its Practical Orientation
Meng Xian-qin
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Abstract
The traditional philosophy of the West is a kind of rational philosophy in nature.The traditional rationalism of the West has experienced the process from ancient rationalism to early modern rationalism.The ancient rationalism of the West,especially in the pre-Socratic period,was a kind of subjective rationalism based on practical philosophy.It was Plato and Socrates that turned subjective rationalism into a kind of subjective rationalism,a kind of absolute rationalism represented by empiricism and rationalism.Relative rationalism or practical rationalism represented by the ancient philosophy of Germany has realized objective rationalism.Both of them have their practical features and hold the conviction that rationalism is superior to non-rationalism as well as their dual opposites.