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Full Idea
There are some entities which exist in time and space (such as persons or social groups) of which the behaviour seems to be subject to rational rather than merely causal explanation.
Gist of Idea
The behaviour of persons and social groups seems to need rational rather than causal explanation
Source
E.J. Lowe (A Survey of Metaphysics [2002], p.2)
Book Ref
Lowe,E.J.: 'A Survey of Metaphysics' [OUP 2002], p.2
A Reaction
This begs of the question of whether 'rational' can be reduced to causal. We can't manage causal explanations of the very complex, so we use broad-brush second-best explanations?