The phrase "a certain rationality to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the logic or reasoning behind a particular idea or action.
Example: "There is a certain rationality to his decision, considering the circumstances he faced."
Alternatives: "some logic in" or "a degree of reason in".
Porphyry accords certain rationality to the animals and in general emphasizes what they have in common with us humans.
We call this mind-set worldly, which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as "experienced in life, sophisticated, practical". Finally, action, reflection, and collaboration, as well as worldliness, must subscribe to a certain rationality or logic; they rely on an analytic mind-set, too.
Whilst others might call this irrational, Weber [25] argues that these actions have a certain rationality as these values are a means to an end also.
She effectively adapted the lessons of classical Cubism (as in the work of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso), using it as a point of departure for an original style of her own, softening Cubism's rational scheme with an uncommon wealth of shade and nuance of colour and a certain rationality that was more characteristic of Russian art.
There's a certain warped rationality to it.
But perhaps more interestingly, some of the most important results of decision theory the various representation theorems, some of which have discussed here—suggest that if a person satisfies certain rationality requirements, then we can read her beliefs and desires, and how strong these beliefs and desires are, from her choice dispositions (or preferences).
But above all, there is a stale rationality to his art that irks me.
As ever with digital technology, there's an underlying rationality to lots of this.
"My original idea for why planning gives us all these benefits was because it is being guided by certain rationality norms," Bratman said.
