anti-rationality
noun[U]
(alsoantirationality)uk/ˌæn.tiˌræʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌæn.taɪˌræʃ.ənˈæl.ə.t̬i/thefactof not beingbasedonclearthoughtandreason, or of not makingdecisionsbasedonclearthoughtorreason:
Thenovelimpartsastrongsenseof anti-rationality.
Propagandadeliberatelypromotesirrationalityand antirationality.
See also
rationality
- Heidentifiesinsciencefeaturessuch as anti-rationality andmaterialism.
- In thetheatre, this anti-rationalityfoundexpressioninmelodrama.
- Somescientistsworrythat antirationality isdamagingtheintellectualclimateforscience.
- Thetextdiscussesanti-rationality anditsscepticalviewtowardslogicalargumentation.
Philosophy
- aesthete
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