Best Rationalism
René Descartes was a prominent 17th-century philosopher instrumental in shaping Western thought. His work, particularly the ‘cogito, ergo sum’ argument, established a core principle of rationalism—the belief that reason is the primary source of knowledge. He investigated fundamental questions about...
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Foundational modern philosopher with enormous influence in epistemology, metaphysics, mind, and mathematics; canonical despite widely criticized arguments.
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Baruch Spinoza was a prominent 17th-century Dutch philosopher known for his radical ideas. His *Ethics* presented a system of metaphysics centered on substance monism – the belief that there is only one fundamental reality. Through rigorous logical arguments, he equated God with nature, profoundly i...
Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943) was an Italian architect associated with the Rationalist movement and a founding member of Gruppo 7 and the Como group. His best-known work is the Casa del Fascio in Como, completed in 1936, a four-storey municipal party headquarters organized on a strict modernist grid...
