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rationality

[rash-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌræʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti /




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According to Maria Almudena Claassen, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Adaptive Rationality at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, this idea creates a misleading impression.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Stella's criticism of the FIA was shared by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, who said of the governing body: "Rationality needs to win and for me it doesn't look like this at the moment."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

Rationality and science, in this worldview, lead to "depravity."

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

Rationality, reason and logic have been heralded as the foundation of a clear mind, but Mlodinow, a physicist, argues that taking our feelings into account can help us make better decisions.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021

"Sentiment of Rationality, The," 1, 203 and n.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William




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