rational thought

collocation in English

meaningsofrationalandthought

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rational
adjective
uk
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
us
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
based on clear thought ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/
us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofrationalandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Mathematical logic is sometimes useful forrationalthought, but it is not the whole ofrationalthoughtor its criterion of adequacy.
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However, these, in and of themselves, do not allow humans to intentionally control their memory, attention, planning,rationalthought, and learning.
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However, these, in and of themselves, do not allow humans to intentionally organize and control their memory, attention, planning,rationalthought, and learning.
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Many principles ofrationalthoughtcan be acquired, but without the dispositions and/or skills necessary to appreciate the applicability of the principles.
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This leads to the folk psychological cliché that emotion interferes withrationalthought.
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It seems necessary, therefore, to continue efforts to definerationalthoughtindependently of intelligence.
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It is important, therefore, that we should not abandon the idea ofrationalthoughtbefore making sure we cannot extend it to cover the problem of design.
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Nevertheless, if the normative/prescriptive gap is indeed modest, then there may well be true individual differences at the intentional level - that is, true individual differences inrationalthought.
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According to these philosophes, then, the historical record traces the evolution of an intellectual world system, based onrationalthought, that transcends local and national boundaries.
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One is that where fear is dominant,rationalthoughtis at a discount.
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They will have to settle down torationalthoughtfollowing their defeat.
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It gets in the way ofrationalthoughtrather than helping it.
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The process ofrationalthoughtis absent in a great many forms of crime, particularly those involving the infliction of suffering on other human beings.
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Under such judicial examination, there cannot be many people who are capable ofrationalthought24 or 48 hours after a trauma.
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If one is to have such powers, allrationalthoughtleads to the conclusion that one must have power to incur expenditure.
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In those circumstances, therationalthoughtthat would go into an analysis of hanging would not deter crime.
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Morerationalthoughtshould have been given to the matter.
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Inurned in their ideological tomb, they had no time forrationalthoughtor reasoned argument.
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They replacerationalthoughtwith fleeting pictures, and it is the pictures only that remain.
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It depends on one's views of the standard ofrationalthoughtamong the electorate.
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