6 sentences with 'rational'
Example sentences and phrases with the word rational and other words derived from it.
• « So, for not entirely rational reasons, she decided to take her daughter to the village of Bato, about six hours' walk away, where there was a small hospital. He wanted at least one doctor to confirm that the girl had perished. Yes, he said to himself, I will go as soon as the sun rises. »
• « Instead, the importance of ancient Greek science lies in its spirit of rational enquiry, in the idea that the human mind can discover new things about the world through examination and consideration. »
• « Although Greek culture enjoyed a period of unprecedented influence during the Hellenistic period, its experiments in rational (not to say democratic) political analysis were not a major component of that influence. »
• « Humanists argued that humanity was intrinsically rational, beautiful and noble, rather than degraded, evil or weak. »
• « Kant's point was that, more than ever before, thinkers of various kinds were breaking new ground not only in the use of the scientific method to discover new things about the physical world, but in the application of rational enquiry to improve human life and the organisation of human society. »