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Folescu, "Rationalism vs. Empiricism", <em>The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy </em> (Spring 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2023/entries/rationalism-empiricism/>. </blockquote> The citation above refers to the version in the following archive edition: <ul> <li><a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2023/entries/rationalism-empiricism/" class="plain">Spring 2023</a> (minor correction)</li> </ul> <p> Please note that you are being asked to cite a URL that is in a fixed, archived edition of the encyclopedia. The reason for this is that the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy recommends that readers cite a stable document for scholarly purposes. 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Zalta and Uri Nodelman}, howpublished = {\url{https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2023/entries/rationalism-empiricism/}}, year = {2023}, edition = {{S}pring 2023}, publisher = {Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University} } </pre></div> </div> <!-- End content --><!--DO NOT MODIFY THIS LINE AND BELOW--> <div id="footer" class="scroll-block"> <div id="footer-menu"> <div class="menu-block"> <h4><i class="icon-book"></i> Browse</h4> <ul role="menu"> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../contents.html">Table of Contents</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../new.html">What's New</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/encyclopedia/random">Random Entry</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../published.html">Chronological</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../archives/">Archives</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu-block"> <h4><i class="icon-info-sign"></i> About</h4> <ul role="menu"> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../info.html">Editorial Information</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../about.html">About the SEP</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../board.html">Editorial Board</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../cite.html">How to Cite the SEP</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../special-characters.html">Special Characters</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../tools/">Advanced Tools</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../accessibility.html">Accessibility</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu-block"> <h4><i class="icon-leaf"></i> Support SEP</h4> <ul role="menu"> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../support/">Support the SEP</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../support/friends.html">PDFs for SEP Friends</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../support/donate.html">Make a Donation</a></li> <li role="menuitem"><a href="../../support/sepia.html">SEPIA for Libraries</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <!-- End footer menu --> <div id="mirrors"> <div id="mirror-info"> <h4><i class="icon-globe"></i> Mirror Sites</h4> <p>View this site from another server:</p> </div> <div class="btn-group open"> <a class="btn dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="https://plato.stanford.edu/"> <span class="flag flag-usa"></span> USA (Main Site) <span class="caret"></span> <span class="mirror-source">Philosophy, Stanford University</span> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="../../mirrors.html">Info about mirror sites</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <!-- End mirrors --> <div id="site-credits"> <p>The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is <a href="../../info.html#c">copyright © 2024</a> by <a href="https://mally.stanford.edu/">The Metaphysics Research Lab</a>, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University</p> <p>Library of Congress Catalog Data: ISSN 1095-5054</p> </div> <!-- End site credits --> </div> <!-- End footer --> </div> <!-- End container --> <!-- NOTE: Script required for drop-down button to work (mirrors). --> <script> $('.dropdown-toggle').dropdown(); </script> </body> </html>