lý tính
Definition
Noun:
- Rationality: The quality or state of being rational; the ability to think, understand, and form judgments based on logic and reason rather than emotion or impulse.
- Reason: The intellectual faculty that seeks knowledge and truth through logical thought and deduction.
Adjective (Attributive):
- Rational: Pertaining to, based on, or derived from reasoning and logical analysis, as opposed to emotional or sensory perception.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Con người cần dựa vào lý tính để đưa ra quyết định quan trọng. (Humans need to rely on rationality to make important decisions.)
- Triết học đề cao vai trò của lý tính. (Philosophy emphasizes the role of reason.)
Adjective (Attributive):
- Đây là một phân tích mang tính lý tính cao. (This is a highly rational analysis.)
- Anh ấy có cách tiếp cận vấn đề rất lý tính. (He has a very rational approach to problems.)
Advanced Usage
- In philosophical discourse, lý tính is often contrasted with cảm tính (sensibility/emotion) and kinh nghiệm (empirical experience), representing the faculty of pure, abstract reasoning.
Variants and Related Words
Lý trí (n): Reason, intellect. Often used interchangeably with lý tính as a noun, though lý trí can more strongly imply the mind or intellect as an entity.
- Cô ấy dùng lý trí để kiểm soát cảm xúc. (She used her reason to control her emotions.)
Duy lý (adj): Rationalist.
- Chủ nghĩa duy lý (Rationalism).
Synonyms
- Rationality: The state of having reason.
- Reason: The power of the mind to think logically.
- Intellect: The faculty of reasoning and understanding.
Related Concepts
- Cảm tính (n): Sensibility, emotional perception; often presented as the opposite of .
- Lý luận (n): Reasoning, argumentation; the process or product of using .