anti-rationalist
adjective
(alsoantirationalist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈræʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/us/ˌæn.taɪˈræʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/opposedto theideasofrationalism(= thebelieforprinciplethatactionsandopinionsshould bebasedonreasonratherthanemotion):
Philosopher Stuart Hampshire was one of the anti-rationalistOxfordthinkers.
- Hedefendsrationalismagainst the antirationalistconservativeattack.
- Theinternetisallowingthiskindofsurreal, anti-rationalistworktoflourish.
- Rousseaupresentedone of the firstcomprehensiveanti-rationalistaccountsofhumannature.
- The anti-rationalistchallengeclaimsthatreasoningis notessentialtomoraljudgment.
Philosophy
- aesthete
- aesthetic
- aesthetically
- anthropocentric
- anthropocentrism
- essentialism
- existential
- existentialism
- existentialist
- expressionism
- notional
- ontological
- ontology
- Parkinson's law
- phenomenologist
- superorganic
- syllogism
- syllogistic
- symbolism
- tabula rasa
Synonym
anti-rational
Compare
rationalist
anti-rationalist
noun[C]
(alsoantirationalist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈræʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/us/ˌæn.taɪˈræʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/someone who isopposedto theideasofrationalism(= thebelieforprinciplethatactionsandopinionsshould bebasedonreasonratherthanemotionorreligion):
Blake was an anti-rationalist.
- The anti-rationalistscontendthatreasonis aninadequatetool.
- Like allgreatanti-rationalists, he had hisreasonsfor notlisteningtoreason.
- Could she bedescribedas an antirationalist?
- On thesegrounds, he has beenaccusedof being an anti-rationalist.
Philosophy
- aesthete
- aesthetic
- aesthetically
- anthropocentric
- anthropocentrism
- essentialism
- existential
- existentialism
- existentialist
- expressionism
- notional
- ontological
- ontology
- Parkinson's law
- phenomenologist
- superorganic
- syllogism
- syllogistic
- symbolism
- tabula rasa