non-rational
adjective
(alsononrational)uk/ˌnɒnˈræʃ.ən.əl/us/ˌnɑːnˈræʃ.ən.əl/notinvolvingclearthoughtandreason:
Arationalpersoncan make afortunebyexploitingthe non-rationalchoicesofothers.
People havebecomeincreasinglyattractedbysuperstitionand otherformsof non-rationalthinking.
Compare
irrational
- Individuals withinlargeorganizationscan oftenactin non-rationalways.
- He hasspentalifetimestudyingthereasonswhypeopleadoptnon-rationalpatternsofbehaviour.
- Shethoughtthat theuniversewas a nonrational,arbitrarypieceofwork.
- Fairytalesare anexampleof a non-rationalapproachtolife.
Logic and reason
- a fortiori
- a posteriori
- a priori
- analytic
- antinomy
- illogically
- incoherently
- inductive
- inductively
- intellectual
- non-theoretical
- non-verbal
- nonscientific
- paradox
- paradoxical
- teleology
- theoretical
- theoretically
- theory
- thinking