The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
existence argument irrationality thing
Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When it sees the irrationality of others, it must seek to correct it, and can do this either by teaching or engaging in public affairs itself, correcting through its practice. And the purpose of action is to enable philosophy to continue, for if men are reduced to the material alone, they become no more than beasts.
purpose philosophy mind men action soul body rationality reason practice mankind teaching civilization affairs public materialism irrationality combat rational
It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how comfortable or sacred that falsehood may appear. Anyone who claims, on the one hand, that he is concerned with human welfare, and who demands, on the other hand, that man must suspend or renounce the use of his reason, is contradicting himself. There can be no knowledge of what is good for man apart from knowledge of reality and human nature, and there is no manner in which this knowledge can be acquired except through reason. To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life.
life skepticism man nature religion human gain reality reason conviction good knowledge welfare falsehood hand sacred irrationality atheism comfortable
Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.
belief religion religious reason dignity irrationality atheism
If thou really believe in one God, irrationality is subset of thou logic.
logic irrationality god
L'homme se trouve devant l'irrationnel. Il sent en lui son désir de bonheur et de raison. L'absurde naît de cette confrontation entre l'appel humain et le silence déraisonnable du monde.
happiness reason absurdity irrationality
Reality is, you know, the tip of an iceberg of irrationality that we've managed to drag ourselves up onto for a few panting moments before we slip back into the sea of the unreal.
science reality rationality unreality irrationality
Felix had gone to live in a lotus land of his imagination. Where what is desired is dreamed of as already happened, where obstacles dissolve under the weight of desire, and where reality has vanished entirely.
dreams imagination wishes desires futility irrationality wishful-thinking
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
emotions heart romanticism irrationality
Many great ideas, great love stories, and great achievements are born from a healthy irrationality.
ideas healthy irrationality achievements
Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food.
memory crazy irrationality
The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of reason. There is no escape from anxiety and struggle.
society reason anxiety struggle class nirvana utopia irrationality
To be against rationalization is not the same as to be opposed to reasoning.
reason logic september-11-attacks irrationality
All men are, at times, influenced by inexplicable sentiments. Ideas haunt them in spite of all their efforts to discard them. Prepossessions are entertained, for which their reason is unable to discover any adequate cause. The strength of a belief, when it is destitute of any rational foundation, seems, of itself, to furnish a new ground for credulity. We first admit a powerful persuasion, and then, from reflecting on the insufficiency of the ground on which it is built, instead of being prompted to dismiss it, we become more forcibly attached to it.
obsession irrationality
You must log in to post a comment.
There are no comments yet.