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Can you provide an example where this would not be the case in a human? In other words, can you provide an example of an irrational human?
It seems to me that the 'conflicting desires' part cover any kind of so-called irrationality, making it impossible for a human to be irrational under this definition.
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I'd agree. Humans are rational systems. But Justaman's problem is he is trying to completely ignore the 'desires' part.
Hmm. An example of an irrational human...
I'm afraid I can't. Possibly mental illnesses? We usally say, "You're acting irrationally!" when we either get a person's beliefs wrong, or their desires wrong. I'm not convinced anyone really does act irrationally, although I do not know precisely how mental illnesses work.