Is there any way to make the case for rationality without begging

>>9677731
sorry, which book is this?

>>9677737
/lit/ is - has always been - the de facto philosophy board, newfag

>>9677743
which author are you quoting?

>>9677747
My diary desu

>>9677731
'Rationality' is a mask, most 'reasoning' being done after fact. To answer the main question, no.

>>9677731
It's ironic how absurd rationalism is, there is only rationality in the absurd.

>>9677731
>Is there any way to make the case for rationality without begging the question?
See if it gets you better results than irrationality. Being better at hunting for example. Last time you were blasting your airhorn quite irrationally and it scared away the game so you should avoid doing that when creeping up on them next time.

>Is there any way to assess the value of rational decision-making vs irrational decision making that doesn't rely on the outcome of said processes, ie. efficiency, ie. a rational construct?
I don't think having more food on the table is a rational construct.