I would simply conclude by saying that the aim of this course is to awaken the restlessness of reason and to see where I might lead.
简而言之，我总结一下，这门课程的目的是唤醒你们永不停歇的理性思考，然后看看我将把你们带向何方。But then, after a visit to China, it seems to me that reason has little or nothing to do with the way we view animals and food.
而去了一趟中国后，我似乎明白了，我们如何看待动物以及食物与理性思考无甚关联，甚至是完全非理性的。The sort of faulty thinking called motivated reasoning also impedes our search for truth but advances arguments.
有一种叫动机性推理的非理性思考同样阻碍着我们寻求真理，但是却促进了争辩。The German philosopher and mathematician believed that all rational thinking could be described with a formula.
这位德国哲学家和数学家相信，一切理性思考都可以用一个公式来描述。Instead, the part of the brain linked to rational thought was more active.
反之，他们大脑中有关理性思考的区域则更加活跃。We tolerate such drastic proposals only because acts of terror briefly deprive us of the ability to think straight.
我们所以能够容忍如此偏激的建议，仅仅是因为恐怖行径暂时剥夺了我们理性思考的能力。Temptation is usually fueled by emotion, not by reason.
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德鲁克的“实践人”之理性思考Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking that aims to take the reasoning we all do naturally to a higher level.
理性思考是自我引导，自我约束的一种思维方式，目标在于将理性注入我们的天性，将其提升到一个更高的水准。