Sentence examples similar to contrary to reason considering from inspiring English sources

When Hume claims... that such preferences are not contrary to reason, he is forgetting, or mis-stating, his normative beliefs.

Such beliefs are, according to Bayle, contrary to reason.

And there is no other instance of passion contrary to reason.

What is clear is that Locke would not accept truths above and contrary to reason.

Hume never says explicitly that failing to take the known means to one's end is either contrary to reason or not contrary to reason (it is not one of the extreme cases in his list).

My immediate thoughts ran somewhat contrary to my considered mindset.

Contrary to reports, I consider the Geneva Conventions neither obsolete nor quaint.

And contrary to a universally considered perk of chemo, I gained weight instead of losing it.

"For the national board to consider promulgating a gag order on its members — I can't think of anything more contrary to the reason the A.C.L.U.

"Utterly or obviously senseless, contrary to all reason," said another.

Contrary to all reason, this bold arrangement proved successful and two years later they're releasing their debut album Boo.