ultra-rational
adjective
(alsoultrarational)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˌʌl.trəˈræʃ.ən.əl/influencedonly byreasonand not byemotion:
We have torememberthatvotersare notpuppetsor ultra-rationalrobots, but flesh-and-bloodhumans.
They might beexpectedtorejecttheofferasunfair, but in thiscasetheirultra-rationalsidewinsout overtheiremotionalreaction.
- Even theostensiblyultra-rationalworldofscienceis notimmuneto thelongingtofindhiddenpatternsbeyondoureverydayexperience.
- Manyprofessionaleconomistsseemtoimaginepeopleas ultra-rationalbeings, alwaysmotivatedmerelybymaximizingpersonalprofit.
- Whatimpressedme in thisaccountwere thestoicaland ultra-rationalresponsesof theseancientpeopleto thevolcaniceruption.
Logic and reason
- a fortiori
- a posteriori
- a priori
- analytic
- antinomy
- illogically
- incoherently
- inductive
- inductively
- intellectual
- non sequitur
- non-theoretical
- non-verbal
- nonscientific
- paradox
- teleological
- teleology
- theoretical
- theoretically
- theory