As a result, Descartes deduced that a rational pursuit of truth should doubt every belief about reality.

The rational pursuit of self-interest isn't enough.

In the end, even the most logical and rational pursuit of science can trace its origins to religion.

This is a scientific question, which only a commitment to the honest and rational pursuit of knowledge can resolve.

Every so often, rational pursuits need to be 'seen through'; and their practices and concepts, which all too easily take on the form of rituals, need to be demystified.

The method is not ready for widespread use, but it seems to represent a successful manipulation of the body's immune system, justifying "rational and vigorous pursuit."

Over time, the habits associated with the spirit of capitalism lost their religious significance, and rational pursuit of profit became its own aim.

The working hypothesis of rat choice is that voting behavior reflects the more or less rational pursuit of individual interests.

The equilibrium results from rational pursuit of individual self-interest in a situation of perceived mutual interdependence.

But by any measure, books about the occult have at least equal parity with those concerned with more rational pursuits.