On Philo's new position, however, rationality is compatible with outright error because it is rational to give straightforward, unqualified assent to impressions that might nonetheless be false.
These are acts born of fear, and it is rational to be afraid of terrorists.
"Reputation is no longer an asset in which it is rational to invest," he contends.
"It is rational to be scared of it," Mark Steward, a former coach to Hooker, has said.
A PRIMER There's More to It Than Kicking the Tires IT is rational to worry about being burned when buying a used car.
Within a political model where all revolves around self and wealth, it is rational to vote based on who gives you the best tax perks.
Does he agree that it is rational to build a plant that will emit copious amounts of carbon dioxide for decades?
But if aid is supposed to attack poverty, it is rational to insist that its recipients do not attack each other.
Epistemic principles tell us what is rational to believe and what sources and methods for forming beliefs are worthy of our trust.
But since it is rational to accept their central premise, they do show that it is rational to accept that conclusion" (Plantinga 1974, 221).
Principled action constrains one's action, and it is rational to be so constrained.
