In modern psychological terminology, there are many definitions that we do not fully understand. Some are of historical origin, based on the experience gained in the war, in negotiations; others come from philosophical teachings, therefore, exist outside of time and space. Well, let's deal with some of them.
Rationalism is a worldview that is fully based on an objective perception of the environment. As you know, everything that exists in our world interacts closely with each other. This is manifested in relations between people (business, official, hostile, etc.), in friendship with animals, in interaction with flora, as well as with objects of inanimate nature (water, gas, oil, air). In this context, rationalism is a sound assessment of the qualities and properties of each of the above elements, on the basis of which a particular subject performs his actions in relation to something or someone.
In this definition, the main place is occupied by such a concept as impartiality. A rational man does not feel love for the beautiful, and just as cruelty is not peculiar to him. He cuts off from his consciousness any habits imposed by culture, does not obey customs (most often the most ridiculous), is not involved in religion. Rationalism is prudence, it is the knowledge of the world through its study. It is completely based on facts, and not on spiritual impulses and prophecies.
To make it clear, we give examples of people who are rationalists. Among them, the vast majority are skeptics who are convinced of the complete materiality of our world. All scholars, since the days of the Sumerians, have been staunch rationalists. Today, their “kind” is continuing and replenishing, and it is worth noting that so far all scientific dogmas have shown us their veracity. There are also "ignorant" rationalists - these are agnostics, perfectionists, materialists.
Now let's try to discover the principle of rationalism, which will allow us to understand the essence of the subject. Firstly, it consists in knowing the world through experience, research, experiment, which is carried out on a material level. Everything that is visible and tangible exists, but that which cannot be said about is simply not there. Secondly, the world consists of material elements. Even air is filled with atoms and molecules that function in a specific order. Chaos is unacceptable for rationalism, in contrast to poetry, music, and other “ephemeral” arts and teachings.
A special place in our world is occupied by philosophical rationalism. Any skeptic will immediately say that such a term is absurd, since philosophy is characterized by a certain mysticism, fixation on experiences, subjectivity, that is, all that is contrary to the material worldview. However, in our days, even this science has been able to rationalize its currents, separate them and concretize. Each ethnos has its own philosophy, so to speak, common, which determined the spiritual orientation of the people and morality. In turn, each family and each individual possesses “their own” philosophy.
In general terms, we can say that rationalism is a worldview inherent only to rational people. It is also worthwhile to focus on life experience, which often shows that each of us is the sole owner of our fate, our environment - both spiritual and material.
