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rational — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sound, sane, logical, sensible, reasonable. See reasoning, intellect, sanity.Ant., irrational, insane. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acting in accordance with reason] Syn. reasonable, logical, sensible … English dictionary for students
Metanoetics — (from Greek: μετανόησις conversion, repentance from μετανοῶ I repent ; Japanese: zangedō 懺悔道, dō 道 (path) and zange 懺悔 (metanoia) A neologism coined by Hajime Tanabe in Philosophy as Metanoetics to denote a way of doing philosophy that… … Wikipedia
rational — rationally, adv. rationalness, n. /rash euh nl, rash nl/, adj. 1. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development. 2. having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense: a calm and rational negotiator.… … Universalium
rational — /ˈræʃnəl / (say rashnuhl), /ˈræʃənəl / (say rashuhnuhl) adjective 1. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible. 2. having or exercising reason, sound judgement, or good sense. 3. being in or characterised by full possession of one s reason; sane; …
rational — ra·tio·nal / ra shə nəl/ adj 1: having reason or understanding 2: relating to, based on, or guided by reason, principle, fairness, logic, a legitimate state interest, or a consideration of fact age distinctions are not subject to strict scrutiny … Law dictionary
irrational — Not rational; unreasonable (contrary to reason) or unreasoning (not exercising reason). [L. irrationalis, without reason] * * * ir·ra·tio·nal ( )ir (r)ash nəl, ən əl adj not rational: as a) lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence… … Medical dictionary
rational — ra•tion•al [[t]ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl[/t]] adj. 1) based on or agreeable to reason: a rational decision[/ex] 2) exercising reason: a rational negotiator[/ex] 3) sane; lucid: The patient seems rational[/ex] 4) math. Math. a) capable of being expressed … From formal English to slang
unreasoning — unreasoningly, adv. /un ree zeuh ning/, adj. not reasoning or exercising reason; reasonless; thoughtless; irrational: an unreasoning fanatic. [1745 55; UN 1 + REASONING] * * * … Universalium
unreasoning — un•rea•son•ing [[t]ʌnˈri zə nɪŋ[/t]] adj. not reasoning or exercising reason; thoughtless; irrational • Etymology: 1745–55 un•rea′son•ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… … History of philosophy