alleryStart learning →Which philosopher is linked with the rationalist approach during the Scientific Revolution?
AFrancis Bacon
BRené Descartes
CRobert Hooke
DWilliam Whewell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. René Descartes
René Descartes described the rationalist approach, while Bacon and Hooke advanced empiricism.
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