Rationality (or lack of it: irrationality, irrationality) is spoken about in relation to thinking, morality, methods of influence, approach to life and the picture of the world as a whole.
Rational as cognitive processes
Rational is reasonable and logical, which is different from bodily, emotional and sensual. This is competence and knowledge, skills and abilities, and not feelings and premonitions, desires and impulses, impressions and experiences. For the complex relationship between the rational and the emotional, see →
Rational perception is an analytical, critical perception, different from intuition and live impression.
Rational understanding — understanding with the help of concepts and logic, as opposed to empathy, empathy and empathy, as emotional, bodily and experiential ways of understanding.
Rational influence is explanation and persuasion that appeals to the human mind. Suggestion, emotional infection, anchoring and other means that influence a person in an unreasonable way are referred to as irrational means of influence.
Rational thinking is logical and conceptual thinking. People in the process of life and communication do not always think, quite successfully managing feelings, habits and automatisms, but when a person turns on his head, he thinks (at least tries to think) rationally. See Rational and Irrational Thinking.
Rational perception, understanding, influence and thinking together are cognitive processes.
The concept of rationality also applies to personal morality. Rationalism is calculated thinking within the framework of reasonable morality.
Rationality can manifest itself not only in specific thinking, but in the approach to life and the picture of the world as a whole. Behind a rational approach to life is a more scientific and adult, rather than mystical (irrationality) or childish picture of the world (emotionality and impulsiveness).