rationalist

Definitions

A person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

A philosopher who adheres to the theory that the primary source of knowledge is reason rather than sensory experience.

Examples

As a committed rationalist, he refused to believe in any phenomenon that could not be explained by scientific evidence.

The philosopher was known as a staunch rationalist who prioritized logical deduction over sensory experience.

Synonyms

logical thinker reasoner intellectual empiricist analytical thinker

Antonyms

irrationalist mystic idealist sentimentalist intuitive thinker