Irrationalism

Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s): 
Irrationality
Irrational rationality
Nature 
This philosophical attitude believes that instincts, feelings and will are superior existential dimensions to reason. It implies that the world is devoid of meaning, that the reason is not capable of knowing the universe, that objective standards are ineffectual and that man is irrational by nature. Such a life posture, if taken to the extreme, can lead to spiritual void, contempt for established order and free living or, otherwise, to gullibility and narcissism.
Incidence 
Underlying many conflicts are irrational psychological currents. These add a powerful emotional charge to an otherwise minor problem or disagreement. These may include issues of jealousy, rivalry, attachment to past hurt.
Claim 
1. In order to make connections, we must learn to think connections. Our currently dominant "rationality" impedes making the connections we need because it is irrational in two ways: it is consciousness-lowering, and it is a logic of disunity (Howard Richards).

2. Men and nations will act rationally when all other possibilities have been exhausted.

Broader 
Lack of control
Narrower 
Intellectual conflict
Irrational land divisions
Avoidance of the irrational
Irrational religious beliefs
Inconsistent risk evaluation
Irrational rejection of nuclear power
Mismatch between theory and practical reality
Irrational conscientious refusal of medical intervention
Irrational fear of industrialization of developing countries
Reduces 
Lack of reliance on intuition
Related 
Rationalism
Aggravates 
Envy
Phobia
Conflict [in 3 loops]
Jealousy [in 1 loop]
Absurdity
Attachment
Contradictions
Unbridled competition [in 1 loop]
Inadequacy of doctrine [in 1 loop]
Aggravated by 
Mental disorders
Anti-intellectualism
Strategy(ies) 
Coping with irrationality
Value(s) 
Rationality
Irrationality
Reference(s) 
Brinton, Maurice: Irrational in Politics
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems