non-rational

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non-rational

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adjective nonrational

not comparable 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 comparable Lacking the ability to reason. But what of non-rational beings—the animal or infant-man of attuition?
Similar: arational, irrational
not comparable, often Not within the domain of what can be understood or analyzed by reason; outside the competence of the rules of reason. In the total artistic process the two phases—rational and non-rational, planful and inspirational—may be successive or simultaneous.
Similar: arational
not comparable 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 a

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@misc{non_rational_2026,
  title = {non-rational},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/non-rational},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}