On this assignment, Im going to Exploration and research what is Rationalism, Empiricism and industry revolution. Whats the definition of these words? Whats the relationship with Social Science, how is that work is our Society? First, what is Rationalism? In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge'[] or any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification.[2] More formally, rationalism is defined as a methodology or a theory in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive.[3] retrieved from londonessays.com When it comes to rationalism and empiricism, Thomas Paine and Edmund Burke have to be said. They are the representatives of rationalism and empiricism, respectively. In rationalism, knowledge falls from the sky. Once you have mastered the principles, you have mastered the world. Rationalist thinking is like a person flying into the air and looking at the world from the perspective of God. In the process of overlooking, it seems to see t
he laws of the world, and then return to the ground. The rules of this world operation are put to use in the real world. For Thomas Paine, everyone is written into the American Constitution, the French Declaration of Human Rights. This is an example of a set of theoretical principles he has mastered and applied to human political life. This is an example of a set of theoretical principles he has mastered and applied to human political life. Because since the scientific revolution, we have known that after Newton had some formulas for nature and physics. These formulas are applied to the humanities and social sciences. Use these formulas to observe the human world and find that these formulas can also solve the problems of human society. Now that I have mastered the formula of human society, I will substitute it into it. Then problem can be solved. Thats why Paine wrote the constitution and allowed future generations to modify it, because he knew that the times would advance and the problems he faced would be different. He could make some minor adjustments to the principles.