Editing Rationality (section)

=== Ethics and morality ===
The problem of rationality is relevant to various issues in [[ethics]] and [[morality]].<ref name="Mele2004a"/> Many debates center around the question of whether rationality implies morality or is possible without it. Some examples based on common sense suggest that the two can come apart. For example, some immoral [[psychopath]]s are highly intelligent in the pursuit of their schemes and may, therefore, be seen as rational. However, there are also considerations suggesting that the two are closely related to each other. For example, according to the principle of universality, "one's reasons for acting are acceptable only if it is acceptable that everyone acts on such reasons".<ref name="Harman2013"/> A similar formulation is given in [[Immanuel Kant]]'s [[categorical imperative]]: "act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kant |first1=Immanuel |last2=Ellington |first2=James W. (James Wesley) |last3=Kant |first3=Immanuel |title=Grounding for the metaphysics of morals ; with, On a supposed right to lie because of philanthropic concerns |date=1993 |publisher=Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co. |isbn=978-0-87220-166-8 |page=30 |url=https://archive.org/details/groundingformet000kant/page/30}}</ref> The principle of universality has been suggested as a basic principle both for morality and for rationality.<ref name="Harman2013"/> This is closely related to the question of whether agents have a duty to be rational. Another issue concerns the value of rationality. In this regard, it is often held that human lives are more important than animal lives because humans are rational.<ref name="Harman2013"/><ref name="Rysiew2012"/>