being lucid (rational)

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• rational — rationally, adv. rationalness, n. /rash euh nl, rash nl/, adj. 1. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development. 2. having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense: a calm and rational negotiator.… …   Universalium

• rational — ra•tion•al [[t]ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl[/t]] adj. 1) based on or agreeable to reason: a rational decision[/ex] 2) exercising reason: a rational negotiator[/ex] 3) sane; lucid: The patient seems rational[/ex] 4) math. Math. a) capable of being expressed …   From formal English to slang

• rational — /ˈræʃnəl / (say rashnuhl), /ˈræʃənəl / (say rashuhnuhl) adjective 1. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible. 2. having or exercising reason, sound judgement, or good sense. 3. being in or characterised by full possession of one s reason; sane; …  

• sane — adj: mentally sound; specif: able to understand one s actions and distinguish right from wrong Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sane I …   Law dictionary

• William Law — (1686 ndash; April 9, 1761), English divine, was born at Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire.Early lifeIn 1705 he entered as a sizar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge; in 1711 he was elected fellow of his college and was ordained. He resided at Cambridge …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …   Universalium

• Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… …   History of philosophy

• LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• Mill, John Stuart: Ethics and politics — J.S.Mill Ethics and politics R.F.Khan ON LIBERTY John Stuart Mill’s mature views on ethics and politics are to be found in On Liberty (published in 1859), Utilitarianism (1861), Considerations on Representative Government (1861) and The… …   History of philosophy