“If we care about knowledge, freedom, and peace, then we need to stake a strong claim: anyone can believe anything, but liberal… — Jonathan Rauch Copy Share Image
"We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable" in a draft of the Declaration of Independence changes it instead into an… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The people I know who seem to make unusual efforts at rationality, are unusually honest, or, failing that, at least have unusually… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
The ontological concept of truth is in the centre of a logic which may serve as a model of pre- technological rationality.… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
“You need one whole hell of a lot of rationality before it does anything but lead you into new and interesting mistakes.” — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
I don't hold animals superior or even equal to humans. The whole case for behaving decently to animals rests on the fact… — Brigid Brophy Copy Share Image
Organizational effectiveness does not lie in that narrow minded concept called rationality. It lies in the blend of clearheaded logic and powerful… — Henry Mintzberg Copy Share Image
“When confronted by a ‘believer’ it is easy for me to contrast the views of the skeptic with those of the rationalist.… — E. Haldeman-Julius Copy Share Image
If we cannot find a way to interpret the utterances and other behaviour of a creature as revealing a set of beliefs… — Donald Davidson Copy Share Image
The rationality of our universe is best suggested by the fact that we can discover more about it from any starting point,… — George Zebrowski Copy Share Image
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“So what? Why should an a priori proof of the libertarian property theory make any difference? Why not engage in aggression anyway?”… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
The only shibboleth the West has is science. It is the premise of modernity and it defines itself as a rationality capable… — Bruno Latour Copy Share Image
“Tribalism is an addiction that is driven by false beliefs that need to be reflected back to be perceived as true.” — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“It's not at all uncommon to find a person's desires compelling him to go against his reason, and to see him cursing… — Plato Copy Share Image
By elevating the dictum of the market to the role of the sole criterion of rationality and efficiency, economics denies even all… — Paul A. Baran Copy Share Image
It is all about technique. The great mistake of this century is to put inspiration and creativity first. — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
People agree to say that it is rationality and science which have eliminated what is called magic and religion. But ultimately, the… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
A man demonstrates his rationality, not by a commitment to fixed ideas, stereotyped procedures, or immutable concepts, but by the manner in… — Stephen Toulmin Copy Share Image
Mental or spiritual health, which is rationality, makes for progress, and the future demands greater and greater mental or spiritual health, greater… — Jack London Copy Share Image
Man has been called a rational being, but rationality is a matter of choice-and the alternative his nature offers him is: rational… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is clear, then, that the idea of a fixed method, or of a fixed theory of rationality, rests on too naive… — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
“Reasonableness is a matter of degree. Beliefs can be very reasonable (Japan exists), fairly reasonable (quarks exist), not unreasonable (there's intelligent life… — Stephen Law Copy Share Image
Rather than bring the full force of our creativity and rationality to bear on the problems of ethics, social cohesion, and even… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
