Reason Not The Only Source of Knowledge

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Ayn Rand claims that "the virtue of rationality means the recognition and acceptance of reason as one's only source of knowledge." This is wrong, mainly because reason can only be used as a method of choosing between knowledge/ideas, not as a source of knowledge.

#1616 · · Zelalem MekonnenOP, 2 days ago · context · ← 1st of 2 versions → · CriticismCriticized1

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What do you think is the source of knowledge if not reason?

#1618 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 14 hours ago

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The source of knowledge is myths. Reason criticizes them and we get myths that are testable (if knowledge about the physical world), hard to vary and make some assertion about reality. Popper highlighted the myth and testable nature of scientific knowledge, and Deutsch highlights hard to vary and explanation/assertion nature of knowledge.

#1633 · · Zelalem MekonnenOP, about 3 hours ago

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That’s technically a misquote of Rand. https://www.quote-checker.com/diffs/checking-ayn-rand-quote-re-rationality

How did that happen? Did you not copy/paste?

#1619 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 14 hours ago · Criticism of #1616

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I didn't copy/paste, no. I try not to whenever possible. It helps with paying attention to the detail.

#1632 · · Zelalem MekonnenOP, about 3 hours ago

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