List of rationalists
In philosophy and in its current sense, rationalism is a line of thought that appeals to reason or the intellect as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification". It is typically contrasted with empiricism, which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification. Rationalism should not be confused with rationality, nor with rationalization. The following is a list of rationalists, that is, people who theorize about rationalism as a line of thought within the area of Philosophy.