irrationalism
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- noun
- /ɪˈræʃənəlɪzəm/
- Formal
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irracionalismo
- Christians aren't called to be verbal pushovers and accommodators of irrationalism.
So again, Pascal is not, you know, trying to tear down reason or espouse a kind of irrationalism.
- So again, Pascal is not, you know, trying to tear down reason or espouse a kind of irrationalism.
Examples
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I was profoundly dissatisfied with the irrationalism and textualism of the prevailing literary doctrines, and in adaptationist research, I found a solid basis for developing alternative views about such matters as personal identity and sexuality.
Academic text (2002) -
For half a century or more, Sidney Hook (1902-1989) waged a war of ideas against a variety of irrationalisms.
Academic text (1996) -
If this girl, because she were to lack the defenses of critical reasoning, were ever to fall to some kind of political or spiritual irrationalism, then you, I, and our society would have failed her.
Academic text (1998) -
"Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism—and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency." - Stephen Jay Gould
Blog text (12) -
And for those who wish to believe in the lucidity of the Renaissance, either as the foundational moment of their own lucid modernity or as the foil for their own obscure modernity, it may be equally convenient to stress the confusion and irrationalism of medieval thought.
Academic text (2005) -
The rise of irrationalism in public discourse has alarmed many rational thinkers who value logic and evidence.
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Many believe that the increase in irrationalism in society undermines scientific progress and critical thinking.
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Philosophers often debate the implications of irrationalism on human behavior and decision-making.
Synonyms
A belief that faith is more important than reason in religion
Antonyms
- Formal
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The belief that reason and logic give true knowledge more than feeling or experience
How Rational
Surface Forms
Morphology
irrationalism = irrational (transparent) = ir + rational + ism
The noun is formed by adding the doctrinal suffix '-ism' to the adjective 'irrational', yielding a clear meaning 'doctrine/belief of irrationality'.
Etymology
Irrationalism is made of ir- meaning 'not', rational meaning 'reason', and -ism meaning 'a belief'. So, irrationalism is the idea that what is 'not reason', such as feelings, faith, or the unconscious, can be more important than logic.