Schweitzer on Rationalism
Rationalism is more than a movement of thought which realized itself at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries. It is a necessary phenomenon in all normal spiritual life. All real progress in the world is in the last analysis produced by rationalism. The principle, which was then established, of basing our views of the universe on thought and thought alone is valid for all time.^^
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Rationalism is "a necessary phenomenon in all normal spiritual life."
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Examples of Scientists Who Believed in Rationalism
Schweitzer on Rationalism > Example/Illustration > Science Virtue and its Impact on HistorySchweitzer explains why rationalism is essential to spiritual fulfillment, and Bronowski lays out examples throughout history of scientists following this idea.
