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Definition of Rational motive
1. Noun. A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument.
Specialized synonyms: Ground, Reason, Incentive, Inducement, Motivator, Deterrence, Disincentive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rational Motive
Literary usage of Rational motive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Word by Elwood Worcester, Gustav Theodor Fechner (1908)
"By a rational motive of faith I understand believing what reason and experience
justify us in believing. We need reason for everything that pertains to our ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Reid, D.D., Now Fully Collected, with Selections from by Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Dugald Stewart (1863)
"]5ut, when we try the contrary motives by the rational test, it is evident that
the rational motive is always the strongest. And now, I think, it appears, ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Reid, D.D., Now Fully Collected, with Selections from by Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Dugald Stewart (1863)
"But, when we try the contrary motives by the rational test, it is evident that
the rational motive is always the strongest. And now, I think, it appears, ..."
4. The Living Word by Elwood Worcester, Gustav Theodor Fechner (1908)
"By a rational motive of faith I understand believing what reason and experience
justify us in believing. We need reason for everything that pertains to our ..."
5. Essays on the Powers of the Human Mind: To which are Added, An Essay on by Thomas Reid (1827)
"But when we try the contrary motives by the rational test, it is evident that
the rational motive is always the strongest. In every wise and virtuous action ..."
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