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antirationalist

antirationalist

9.5
Against using reason or logic to explain things
  • adjective
  • /ˌæn.tiˈræʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antirracionalista
  • The movement's antirationalist philosophy argued that not everything could be explained through reason alone.

Examples

  • In the humanities, it offers a politicized curriculum, the core of which is antirationalist, antihumanist, and antiliberal.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Lafitau adopted a largely antirationalist, anti-Cartesian approach to the language of symbolic representation, reducing all cultural expression to a grammar of symbols.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The professor's lecture on art was deeply antirationalist, emphasizing emotions over logic.

  • Many artists took an antirationalist stance, believing that feelings and intuition should guide creativity.

Synonyms

antirational
vsantirationalist
8.8

Rejecting reason and logic when making decisions or holding beliefs

is specifically about opposing systems or methods that prioritize reason
nonrationalist
vsantirationalist
  • Specialized
9.0

Not based only on reason and valuing feeling and faith

opposes using reason and reasoning methods rather than limiting its role

How Rational

rationalist
  • Formal
4 7.5
antirationalist
  • Specialized
9.5
irrational
192 4.4

Surface Forms

antirationalist positive

Morphology

antirationalist = rationalist (transparent) = anti + rational + ist

The meaning is built straightforwardly from anti- plus the base word rationalist, so the opposition relation is clear.

Etymology

Antirationalist is built from anti- meaning 'against' and rational (from ratio) meaning 'reason', so it describes ideas or views that are 'against' using reason as the main guide.