What is "rationalising"

Usage examples of "rationalising".

If we apply our reason, not only to objects of experience, in order to make use of the principles of the understanding, but venture to extend it beyond the limit of experience, there arise rationalising or sophistical propositions, which can neither hope for confirmation nor need fear refutation from experience.

These rationalising or dialectical assertions are so many attempts at solving four perfectly natural and inevitable problems of reason.

In spite of this, the proposition that the soul is a substance may well be allowed to stand, if only we see that this concept cannot help us on in the least or teach us any of the ordinary conclusions of rationalising psychology, as, for instance, the everlasting continuance of the soul amid all changes and even in death, and that it therefore signifies a substance in idea only, and not in reality.

Simon did the latter, but he knew that most of the people he worked with leaned toward the former: let Hylton do their rationalising for them.

Besides, he said, rationalising it and silencing me, Peterman needed the tetracycline as soon as possible.