arationality

== English == === Etymology === From arational +‎ -ity. === Noun === arationality (uncountable) (philosophy, sciences) The state or characteristic of being arational, of being outside the domain of reason. 2004, David Sosa, "A Big, Good Thing" (review of T.M. Scanlon's What We Owe to Each Other), Noûs, vol. 38, no. 2, p. 366: This sort of view contrasts with a more ‘‘Humean’’ account that gives greater weight to the need for, to the relevance of, and to the fundamental arationality of desires. . . . [R]easons cannot by themselves provide adequate motivation for action. ==== Synonyms ==== non-rationality ==== Translations ====