different between positivist vs rationalist

English

Etymology

positive +? -ist

Noun

positivist (plural positivists)

1. A believer in positivism.

Translations

Adjective

positivist (comparative more positivist, superlative most positivist)

1. related to positivism, positivistic
   • 1999, Clive Seale, The Quality of Qualitative Research

     "The positivist tradition contains some rigorous, well-argued and stimulating methodological discussions; such material should be required reading for qualitative researchers wishing to enhance the quality of their practice."

Translations

References

• positivist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• "positivist" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 238.

English

Etymology

From Middle French rationaliste; rational +? -ist

Noun

rationalist (plural rationalists)

1. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism

Antonyms

• irrationalist
• traditionalist

Translations

Anagrams

• striational

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French rationaliste. Equivalent to rationeel +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?ra?.(t)?o?.na??l?st/
• Hyphenation: ra?ti?o?na?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

rationalist m (plural rationalisten)

1. rationalist (adherent of rationalism) [from early 18th c.]

Derived terms

• rationalistisch

Related terms

• rationalisme

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rasionalis