They were "value-rational" — that is to say, their rationality was organized around values, not goals.
They were "value-rational"—that is to say, their rationality was organized around values, not goals.
"They're more comfortable talking about how to do things efficiently, how to do things rationally, where rationality is a kind of instrumental rationality: turning the economy around, getting new jobs, that kind of thing -– than they are about moral issues that are deeply controversial, that touch people in the heart, not just in the pocketbook".
The prevailing rationalities revolve around protectionism and differing opinions of knowledge.
13 Because the possibility of establishing a communicative community – not to mention rationality (Habermas, 1984) – around the abortion decision is blocked in important ways, there emerges a Sovereign in this state of emergency.
Third, much of economics is built around a normative theory of rationality.
This critical analysis is organized around three paradoxes related to information, rationality and critical sense.
History lessons aside, this approach to designing mobile experiences is predicated on the humanistic vision of the world in which everything revolves around mankind and how our evolving rationality should shape our experiences.
Stephen Harper had long built his public profile around an image of cool, measured rationality in the face of his "hysterical" opposition.
This time around, the candidates won't make the same mistake of abundant rationality - even with overwhelming science and new, powerful voices in favor of bold action, from the Pope to financial world bigwigs like Michael Bloomberg and Hank Paulson.
