Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: What is knowledge?
Position‹2 of 2: Knowledge can be objective

This position holds that knowledge can be objective when it is derived from rationalist principles. It argues that reason — applying foundations such as the principle of sufficient reason (PSR) — can yield knowledge that is genuinely objective, independent of social conditions.

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Knowledge comes from the application of the PSR
The principle of sufficient reason (or PSR) is the claim “that there must be an explanation for (a) the existence of any being and (b) any positive fact whatsoever” William Leonard Rowe. It is through the application of this principle that we can learn more about the world.