決定をおこなう理性

English translation: Decision making logic

09:02 Apr 13, 2010
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Linguistics
Japanese term or phrase: 決定をおこなう理性
An analogy trying to relate to something that is difficult to express.
Harvey Beasley
Local time: 10:22
English translation:Decision making logic
Explanation:
I would use "decision making logic".
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SHINGETSU
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Summary of answers provided
4Decision making logic
SHINGETSU
4one’s senses/reason to make a decision
Katsushi Saito
3rationale for deciding (X)
dchild
2rationality to make a decision
takanori


  

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Decision making logic


Explanation:
I would use "decision making logic".

SHINGETSU
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rationality to make a decision


Explanation:
Just a suggestion. I need more context to be sure. However, I do not think the word "senses" should be used here as "senses" (感覚) are different from rationality/reason in terms of their functions in human cognitive process.

takanori
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one’s senses/reason to make a decision


Explanation:
Or, “one’s reason to reach (come to/arrive at) a conclusion (to do something)”.
This is just my suggestion.  
HTH

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-04-13 14:43:14 GMT)
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“sense”の定義の一部:
◆ sense 〔Source: Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary 〕
3 : conscious awareness or rationality ・ usually used in plural
◆ sense 〔Source: ロングマン現代英英辞典〕
9 your/her etc senses
someone's ability to think clearly and behave sensibly - used in some expressions when you think that someone has lost this ability:
―以下省略―

Katsushi Saito
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rationale for deciding (X)


Explanation:
Decision-making rationale also works. Depends on the sentence structue.

dchild
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