 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Rationality in practice may be defined as the habit of remem bering all our relevant desires, and not only the one which happens at the moment to be strongest. Like rationality in opinion, it is a matter of degree. Complete rationality is no doubt an unattainable ideal, but so long as we continue to classify some men as lunatics it is clear that we think some men more rational than others. I believe that all solid progress in the world consists of an increase in rationality, both practical and theoretical.
Source: Sceptical Essays, 1928, chapter 4: Can me be rational?
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