Full Idea
Rationalism is a long-standing school that can be characterized as an attempt to extend the perceived methodology of mathematics to all of knowledge.
Gist of Idea
Rationalism tries to apply mathematical methodology to all of knowledge
Source
Stewart Shapiro (Thinking About Mathematics [2000], 1.1)
Book Reference
Shapiro,Stewart: 'Thinking About Mathematics' [OUP 2000], p.3
A Reaction
Sometimes called 'Descartes's Dream', or the 'Enlightenment Project', the dream of proving everything. Within maths, Hilbert's Programme aimed for the same certainty. Idea 22 is the motto for the opposition to this approach.
Related Idea
Idea 22 Trained minds never expect more precision than is possible [Aristotle]