Now vice is contrary to man's nature, in as much as he is a rational animal: and when a thing acts contrary to its nature, that which is natural to it is corrupted little by little.
Now contemplation of the truth befits a man according to his nature as a rational animal: the result being that "all men naturally desire to know," so that consequently they delight in the knowledge of truth.
A slave is not capable of taking counsel, in so far as he is a slave (for thus he is the instrument of his master), but he does take counsel in so far as he is a rational animal.
Likewise, to say that a rational animal is capable of conversation, is all one as to say a man; but no one will say that rationality is capable of conversation, because it makes not the whole essence to which we give the name man.
What the proposition means is that the class, man, is co-extensive with the class, rational animal.
For though his progressiveness is a consequence of his rationality, still there is no actual reference to progressiveness contained in the usually accepted definition, 'Man is a rational animal.
What we mean is that 'rational animal' may be affirmed of every individual in the class, man.
Thirdly, because to the hypostasis alone are attributed the operations and the natural properties, and whatever belongs to the nature in the concrete; for we say that this man reasons, and is risible, and is a rational animal.
The flesh naturally seeks what is pleasing to it by the concupiscence of the sensitive appetite; but the flesh of man, who is a rational animal, seeks this after the manner and order of reason.
To the Jews, as rational beings, it was fitting that a rational animal [*Cf.
CCCLI Whatever Linnaeus may say, man is not a rational animal--especially in his parental capacity.
Every man, and nothing else, is a rational animal.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rational animal" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
