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Question: Rationalist or imperialist!?!?!?
I need to classify them
Plato
Locke
Butler
Hume
Aristotle
Spinoza
Kant
MillWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Rationalists

plato
locke
aristotle
kant
spinoza

Imperialists

butler
humeWww@QuestionHome@Com

Rationalism and imperialism are not opposites, they do not sit on opposite sides of a spectra or of a dichotomy!. How can you identify any of the above as one OR the other!. Why cant they be both or degrees of either, independent of either categorization!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Plato Greek Empire
Locke British Empire
Butler British Empire
Hume British Empire
Aristotle Alexandrian Empire
Spinoza - Holy Roman Empire
Kant - Germany
Mill - British Empire
All Imperialists except Kant!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Empiricist is spelt with an 'e'

Plato - rational
Locke - rational
Butler - empiricist
Hume - empiricist
Aristotle - rational
Spinoza - rational
Kant - rational
Mill - rationalWww@QuestionHome@Com