Definition of non-rational in English English dictionary
- Not within the domain of what can be understood or analyzed by reason; outside the competence of the rules of reason
Although some nonrational elements may be inconsistent with legal ideals, others—emotions and intuitions of certain types, imagination, judgment, rhetorical persuasiveness (considered below)—are fully consistent with those ideals.
- Contrary to reason; lacking an appropriate or sufficient reason; irrational
Indeed, the tirade against information in effect serves to justify the constriction of the area of rationality and scientific approach, in order to find room for all kinds of non-rational sources of knowledge..
- Not based on one's own interests; inconsistent with utility maximization
In the nature of things there must be causes that explain why an industrial enterprise—mill, factory, foundry, dairy, refinery—is located at just this or that place, and not somewhere else. Some of these causes are non-rational, such as accident and caprice. . . . The remaining causes are rational and economic; that is, the selected locality is deemed to offer certain advantages in production or marketing.
- Lacking the ability to reason
But what of non-rational beings—the animal or infant-man of attuition?.
- nonrational
- {s} not rational, not logical
- nonrational
- not based on reason; "there is a great deal that is nonrational in modern culture"
- nonrational
- obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
- nonrational
- not based on reason; "there is a great deal that is nonrational in modern culture
