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someone who takes a position that knowledge is accessible directly by applying reason (often opposed to empiricists who see experience as the main source for knowledge)

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.