What did Leo Strauss want to revive?
Classical Political Rationalism
How is rationalism seen in epistemology?
regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge
how is it formally defined?
a methodology or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"
Has rationalism ever been controversial?
YES
What was it opposed to?
empiricism
Is it illogical or logical?
logical
What is the argument  for rationalism?
that certain truths exist and that the intellect can directly grasp these truths
Was math apart of the argument?
yes
Did ethics come into play?
yes
What was the last thing involved?
metaphysics
Were they confident in this or not sure?
confident
What type of proof did the have?
empirical proof
What type of evidence did they not need?
physical
What were there words on that?
there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience
Were there one or many standpoint to this?
many
What was the moderate one?
that reason has precedence over other ways of acquiring knowledge
What was more extreme?
the unique path to knowledge
What is rationalism the same as?
philosophy
What does zetetic mean?
skeptical
Is it considered a discipline?
yes