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- adjective
Contrary to reason; lacking anappropriate orsufficient reason;irrational . - adjective Lacking the
ability to reason. - adjective Not within the
domain of what can beunderstood oranalyzed byreason ; outside thecompetence of therules of reason. - adjective economics, social sciences, public policy Not based on one's own
interests ;inconsistent withutility maximization .
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Examples
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In a debate with Hitchens a few years ago, the journalist Chris Hedges made the point that Hitchens fulminated against the irrational without admitting the existence of the non-rational.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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We also have feelings (which are largely non-rational), desires (often the same), etc.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Ninth Circuit Rodriguez Opinion and Speech in Private Workplaces 2010
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In a debate with Hitchens a few years ago, the journalist Chris Hedges made the point that Hitchens fulminated against the irrational without admitting the existence of the non-rational.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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It is a non-rational intuition of the truth, goodness and beauty that lie alongside the darkness in any human heart; an intuition that spurs us to actions that transcend our drive for personal gain and even survival.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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In a debate with Hitchens a few years ago, the journalist Chris Hedges made the point that Hitchens fulminated against the irrational without admitting the existence of the non-rational.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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It is a non-rational intuition of the truth, goodness and beauty that lie alongside the darkness in any human heart; an intuition that spurs us to actions that transcend our drive for personal gain and even survival.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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It is a non-rational intuition of the truth, goodness and beauty that lie alongside the darkness in any human heart; an intuition that spurs us to actions that transcend our drive for personal gain and even survival.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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It is, however, "non-rational" in the sense that it may be very personal, emotional and existential -- a different kind of truth from the process of seeking objective universal truth.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: With Perfect Trust And Doubt: A Yom Kippur Reflection On The Dynamics Of Faith Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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It is a non-rational intuition of the truth, goodness and beauty that lie alongside the darkness in any human heart; an intuition that spurs us to actions that transcend our drive for personal gain and even survival.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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In a debate with Hitchens a few years ago, the journalist Chris Hedges made the point that Hitchens fulminated against the irrational without admitting the existence of the non-rational.
Roger Housden: Hitchens: Arch-Fundamentalist? Roger Housden 2011
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