I’m always a bit suspicious of identity or membership labels for humans. There are always overlap, change-over-time, and boundary cases that tend to make me throw up my hands and say “ok, be whatever you want!”
In this post, I’m confused by the phrase “in the sense of this particular community” for a description that does not mention community. The definition seems to be closer to “rationality-seeker” as a personal belief and behavior description than “rationalist” as a member or group actor.
I’m confused by the phrase “in the sense of this particular community” for a description that does not mention community.
I’m distinguishing this sense of rationalist from the philosophical school that long predated this community and has many significant differences from it. Can you suggest a better way to phrase my definition?
I’m always a bit suspicious of identity or membership labels for humans. There are always overlap, change-over-time, and boundary cases that tend to make me throw up my hands and say “ok, be whatever you want!”
In this post, I’m confused by the phrase “in the sense of this particular community” for a description that does not mention community. The definition seems to be closer to “rationality-seeker” as a personal belief and behavior description than “rationalist” as a member or group actor.
I’m distinguishing this sense of rationalist from the philosophical school that long predated this community and has many significant differences from it. Can you suggest a better way to phrase my definition?