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In epistemology, rationalism is the view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification". More formally, rationalism is defined as a methodology or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive". 

In an old controversy, rationalism was opposed to empiricism, where the rationalists believed that reality has an intrinsically logical structure. Because of this, the rationalists argued that certain truths exist and that the intellect can directly grasp these truths. That is to say, rationalists asserted that certain rational principles exist in logic, mathematics, ethics, and metaphysics that are so fundamentally true that denying them causes one to fall into contradiction. The rationalists had such a high confidence in reason that empirical proof and physical evidence were regarded as unnecessary to ascertain certain truths – in other words, "there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience". 

Different degrees of emphasis on this method or theory lead to a range of rationalist standpoints, from the moderate position "that reason has precedence over other ways of acquiring knowledge" to the more extreme position that reason is "the unique path to knowledge". Given a pre-modern understanding of reason, rationalism is identical to philosophy, the Socratic life of inquiry, or the zetetic (skeptical) clear interpretation of authority (open to the underlying or essential cause of things as they appear to our sense of certainty). In recent decades, Leo Strauss sought to revive "Classical Political Rationalism" as a discipline that understands the task of reasoning, not as foundational, but as maieutic. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question based on this story, and describe how likely it is that your guess is correct as one of the following expressions:

Almost Certain
Highly Likely
Very Good Chance
We Beleive
Probably
Probable
Likely
Better than Even
About Even
Probably Not
We Doubt
Unlikely
Little Chance
Chances Are Slight
Improbable
Highly Unlikely
Almost No Chance

Give ONLY the guess and your confidence, no other words or explanation. For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>
Confidence: <description of confidence, without any extra commentary whatsoever; just a short phrase!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What did Leo Strauss want to revive?
Guess: Classical Political Rationalism
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: How is rationalism seen in epistemology?
Guess: regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: how is it formally defined?
Guess: a methodology or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Has rationalism ever been controversial?
Guess: YES
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was it opposed to?
Guess: empiricism
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Is it illogical or logical?
Guess: logical
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What is the argument  for rationalism?
Guess: that certain truths exist and that the intellect can directly grasp these truths
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Was math apart of the argument?
Guess: yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Did ethics come into play?
Guess: yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was the last thing involved?
Guess: metaphysics
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Were they confident in this or not sure?
Guess: confident
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What type of proof did the have?
Guess: empirical proof
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What type of evidence did they not need?
Guess: physical
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What were there words on that?
Guess: there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Were there one or many standpoint to this?
Guess: many
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was the moderate one?
Guess: that reason has precedence over other ways of acquiring knowledge
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was more extreme?
Guess: the unique path to knowledge
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What is rationalism the same as?
Guess: philosophy
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What does zetetic mean?
Guess: skeptical
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Is it considered a discipline?

yes