Ernst Mayr’s What Evolution Is uses “evolutionism” for “belief in evolution” and isn’t even slightly worse because of it. I’m not sure we should let people who are wrong whenever they use a certain word prevent us from using that word. I feel the connotation, but I know where it’s coming from.
As for “rationalism”, I don’t see a good reason someone would prefer it over “rationality” and it isn’t understood with the same separate meaning for everyone. So until a need to universalize it comes along, I’ll stick with “rationality”, and would recommend the same, for those less-ambiguity points. Clear communication matters, and such.
Ernst Mayr’s What Evolution Is uses “evolutionism” for “belief in evolution” and isn’t even slightly worse because of it. I’m not sure we should let people who are wrong whenever they use a certain word prevent us from using that word. I feel the connotation, but I know where it’s coming from.
As for “rationalism”, I don’t see a good reason someone would prefer it over “rationality” and it isn’t understood with the same separate meaning for everyone. So until a need to universalize it comes along, I’ll stick with “rationality”, and would recommend the same, for those less-ambiguity points. Clear communication matters, and such.