Rationally
121Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …
122dysrationalia — n. The tendency to think or act irrationally in certain situations, despite having sufficient intelligence. dysrational adj. Example Citations: In 1994, Stanovich began comparing people s scores on rationality tests with their scores on… …
123think — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard (esp. BrE), long ▪ I ve had a long, hard think about it. VERB + THINK ▪ have PREPOSITION …
124rational — 01. I think we need to talk about this calmly, and try to make a [rational] decision together. 02. It s difficult to think [rationally] when everyone is so emotional about the subject. 03. In our modern age, [rationality] has become too important …
125rational — ra|tion|al [ˈræʃənəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: rationalis, from ratio; RATIO] 1.) rational thoughts, decisions etc are based on reasons rather than emotions ≠ ↑irrational ▪ Parents need to be fully informed so they can make a… …
126natural law — The ambiguity of the term natural law rests upon a metaphorical link between regularities in nature and the authoritative regulation of human activity. In its latter use, ‘natural law’ refers to principles of law and morality, supposedly… …
127piecemeal social engineering — In The Poverty of Historicism (1957), the philosopher Sir Karl Popper criticized historicist (notably communist and fascist ) attempts to foretell the future, and argued that the holistic social experiments based on these theories were doomed to… …
128rational — [[t]ræ̱ʃənəl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Rational decisions and thoughts are based on reason rather than on emotion. He s asking you to look at both sides of the case and come to a rational decision... Mary was able to short circuit her stress… …
