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Rationalism is most often associated with Rene Descartes (1596-1690) in modern philosophy. However, the ancient philosopher Plato is also known as a radical rationalist. Rationalism defends the idea that knowledge that is obtained through the senses lack certainty, because senses often deceive us; for example, a stick put in water seems to us as if it is bend, even though in reality it is not bend.