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v. think, consider logically; support a claim with reasons, justify by giving reasons; argue, claim n. cause, basis for action; intelligence, sense | ||||
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Reason Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Reason
(v. t.)
To support with reasons, as a request.
(v. t.)
To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan.
(v. t.)
To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion.
(v. t.)
To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by reason or argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon.
(v. t.)
To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend.
(n.)
To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.
(n.)
To converse; to compare opinions.
(n.)
The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive or ratiocinative faculty.
(n.)
Ratio; proportion.
(n.)
Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.
(n.)
Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice.
(n.)
A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument.
(v. t.)
To support with reasons, as a request.
(v. t.)
To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan.
(v. t.)
To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion.
(v. t.)
To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by reason or argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon.
(v. t.)
To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend.
(n.)
To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.
(n.)
To converse; to compare opinions.
(n.)
The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive or ratiocinative faculty.
(n.)
Ratio; proportion.
(n.)
Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.
(n.)
Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice.
(n.)
A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument.
| WordNet 2.0 |
reason
Noun
1. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
(synonym) ground
(hypernym) rational motive
(hyponym) occasion
(derivation) reason out, conclude
2. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
(hypernym) explanation, account
3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
(synonym) understanding, intellect
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
4. the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
(synonym) rationality, reasonableness
(hypernym) sanity, saneness
(derivation) argue
5. a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
(synonym) cause, grounds
(hypernym) justification
6. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
(hypernym) fact
(hyponym) indication
Verb
1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
(synonym) reason out, conclude
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) induce
(derivation) rationality, reasonableness
2. present reasons and arguments
(synonym) argue
(hypernym) present, represent, lay out
(hyponym) re-argue
(derivation) rationality, reasonableness
3. think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) rationalize away, rationalise away
(derivation) understanding, intellect
Noun
1. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
(synonym) ground
(hypernym) rational motive
(hyponym) occasion
(derivation) reason out, conclude
2. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
(hypernym) explanation, account
3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
(synonym) understanding, intellect
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
4. the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
(synonym) rationality, reasonableness
(hypernym) sanity, saneness
(derivation) argue
5. a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
(synonym) cause, grounds
(hypernym) justification
6. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
(hypernym) fact
(hyponym) indication
Verb
1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
(synonym) reason out, conclude
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) induce
(derivation) rationality, reasonableness
2. present reasons and arguments
(synonym) argue
(hypernym) present, represent, lay out
(hyponym) re-argue
(derivation) rationality, reasonableness
3. think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) rationalize away, rationalise away
(derivation) understanding, intellect
| The Devil's Dictionary |
REASON
Reason, (n.)
Propensitate of prejudice.
Reason, (v.i.)
To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.
Reason, (n.)
Propensitate of prejudice.
Reason, (v.i.)
To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.
| The Phrase Finder |
Rhyme nor reason
Origin
From Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Origin
From Shakespeare's As You Like It.
| Anagram |
reason
senora
senora
| hEnglish - advanced version |
reason
for the reason that
with greater reason
within reason
with reason
reason out
rhyme or reason
in reason
it is reason
in all reason
by reason of
with more reason
for the reason that
with greater reason
within reason
with reason
reason out
rhyme or reason
in reason
it is reason
in all reason
by reason of
with more reason
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Arbwyll
Arbwyll = n. reason, intellect
Arbwyll = n. reason, intellect
Dadymbleidio
Dadymbleidio = v. to divest one's self of reason
Dealledig
Dealledig = a. gifted with reason
Dwl
Dwl = n. reason, judgement
Dyspwyllo
Dyspwyllo = v. to reason
Geubwll
Geubwll = n. false reason
Gwallbwyll
Gwallbwyll = n. irrationality, defect of reason
Iawnbwyll
Iawnbwyll = n. right reason
Lledbwyll
Lledbwyll = n. a half reason
Pwyll
Pwyll = n. impulse; reason, sense, discretion. Gan bwyll, gently
Pwyllad
Pwyllad = n. impulse; reason
Pwyllo
Pwyllo = v. to impel; to reason; to consider
Rheswm
Rheswm = n. reason, sense
Rhesymu
Rhesymu = v. to reason, to argue
Reason Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Reason, Reasonable
REASON - By reason is usually understood that power by which we distinguish truth from falsehood, and right from wrong; and by which we are enabled to combine means for the attainment of particular ends.
A man deprived of reason is not criminally responsible for his acts, nor can he enter into any contract.
Reason is called the soul of the law; for when the reason ceases, the law itself ceases.
In Pennsylvania, the judges are required in giving their opinions, to give the reasons upon which they are founded. A similar law exists in France, which Toullier says is one of profound wisdom, because, he says, judgments are not as formerly silent oracles which require a passive obedience; their irrefragable authority, for or against those who have obtained them, is submitted to the censure of reason, when it is pretended to set them up as rules to be observed in other similar cases.
REASONABLE - Conformable or agreeable to reason; just; rational.
An award must be reasonable, for if it be of things nugatory in themselves, and offering no advantage to either of the parties, it cannot be enforced.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
REASON - By reason is usually understood that power by which we distinguish truth from falsehood, and right from wrong; and by which we are enabled to combine means for the attainment of particular ends.
A man deprived of reason is not criminally responsible for his acts, nor can he enter into any contract.
Reason is called the soul of the law; for when the reason ceases, the law itself ceases.
In Pennsylvania, the judges are required in giving their opinions, to give the reasons upon which they are founded. A similar law exists in France, which Toullier says is one of profound wisdom, because, he says, judgments are not as formerly silent oracles which require a passive obedience; their irrefragable authority, for or against those who have obtained them, is submitted to the censure of reason, when it is pretended to set them up as rules to be observed in other similar cases.
REASONABLE - Conformable or agreeable to reason; just; rational.
An award must be reasonable, for if it be of things nugatory in themselves, and offering no advantage to either of the parties, it cannot be enforced.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Reason Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Reason
Reason The wisdom which ensues from the union of buddhi with manas, as contrasted with the higher immanent wisdom of atma-buddhi; also the human mind, which finds its place in the union of the higher and lower nature through the mediating fourth principle or kama, which itself works through what the Qabbalists call nephesh or the Latins the anima. Again, in some European philosophers, the characteristics of the Logos, which is stated to be cosmic mind or the Third Logos.
In Greek mythology Prometheus is represented as endowing man with reason and the use of the mental faculties, which corresponds to the descent of the manasaputras during the third root-race. In present mankind reason is a quality of manas, and its presence is the chief characteristic distinction between man and animal.
Reason The wisdom which ensues from the union of buddhi with manas, as contrasted with the higher immanent wisdom of atma-buddhi; also the human mind, which finds its place in the union of the higher and lower nature through the mediating fourth principle or kama, which itself works through what the Qabbalists call nephesh or the Latins the anima. Again, in some European philosophers, the characteristics of the Logos, which is stated to be cosmic mind or the Third Logos.
In Greek mythology Prometheus is represented as endowing man with reason and the use of the mental faculties, which corresponds to the descent of the manasaputras during the third root-race. In present mankind reason is a quality of manas, and its presence is the chief characteristic distinction between man and animal.
Reason Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Theological and Philosophical Biography and Dictionary |
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
account reason
ratio
ratio
cause reason
causa
| Glossary of Kant's Technical Terms |
reason
in the first Critique, the highest faculty of the human subject, to which all other faculties are subordinated. It abstracts completely from the conditions of sensibility. The second Critique examines the form of our desires in order to construct a system based on the faculty of reason (= the practical standpoint). Reason's primary function is practical; its theoretical function, though often believed to be more important, should be viewed as having a secondary importance. (Cf. judgment.)
in the first Critique, the highest faculty of the human subject, to which all other faculties are subordinated. It abstracts completely from the conditions of sensibility. The second Critique examines the form of our desires in order to construct a system based on the faculty of reason (= the practical standpoint). Reason's primary function is practical; its theoretical function, though often believed to be more important, should be viewed as having a secondary importance. (Cf. judgment.)
| Kant Glossary |
REASON
[A298/B355] "All our knowledge starts with the senses, proceeds from thence to the understanding, and ends with reason, beyond which there is no higher faculty". [Avii] Famously, Kant begins the Preface to A by asserting that human reason in general "has the peculiar fate that in one species of its knowledge it is burdened by questions which, as prescribed by the very nature of reason itself, it is not able to ignore, but which, as transcending all its powers, it is also not able to answer". Speculative reason should not be employed beyond the bounds of possible experience, yet we feel a need to employ it beyond these bounds, in order to grasp the "unconditioned". [Bx] In the Preface to B, Kant distinguishes two ways which "knowledge may be related to its object", namely, knowledge through theoretical (or speculative) reason (knowledge "merely determining [the object] and its concept, which must be supplied from elsewhere") and knowledge through practical reason (knowledge of the object "making it actual") [Bxxi] The critique of speculative reason "at least makes room for...an extension" of practical reason. [Bxxiii] Pure speculative reason, were it possible, would "trace the complete outline of a system of metaphysics" unless critiqued, this pure reason actually "narrows...the employment of reason" because it "threatens to destroy" practical reason, by "supplanting reason in its pure practical employment", namely by "threatening to make the bounds of sensibility coextensive with the real". Speculative reason has no correct employment beyond possible experience and the bounds of sensibility; pure practical reason can reach conclusions about "the moral...which inevitably does beyond the limits of sensibility", but by ignoring pure practical reason for pure speculative reason (1) we are inevitably lead into error after error and (2) face skepticism about the employment of (pure practical) reason threatens as the confusions of the false metaphysics of pure speculative reason becomes intolerable. [A130/B169] Kant also speaks of reason as one of "the higher faculties of knowledge", the other two being understanding and judgment. Understanding is the source of concepts, judgment the source of judgments, reason the source of inferences. [A302/B359] As a faculty, reason acts on the understanding, "to give the manifold knowledge of the latter an a priori unity by means of concepts." "Understanding may be regarded as a faculty which secures the unity of appearances by means of rules [i.e., empirical concepts], and reason as being the faculty which secures the unity of the rules under principles [i.e., principles of pure practical reason?]."
[A298/B355] "All our knowledge starts with the senses, proceeds from thence to the understanding, and ends with reason, beyond which there is no higher faculty". [Avii] Famously, Kant begins the Preface to A by asserting that human reason in general "has the peculiar fate that in one species of its knowledge it is burdened by questions which, as prescribed by the very nature of reason itself, it is not able to ignore, but which, as transcending all its powers, it is also not able to answer". Speculative reason should not be employed beyond the bounds of possible experience, yet we feel a need to employ it beyond these bounds, in order to grasp the "unconditioned". [Bx] In the Preface to B, Kant distinguishes two ways which "knowledge may be related to its object", namely, knowledge through theoretical (or speculative) reason (knowledge "merely determining [the object] and its concept, which must be supplied from elsewhere") and knowledge through practical reason (knowledge of the object "making it actual") [Bxxi] The critique of speculative reason "at least makes room for...an extension" of practical reason. [Bxxiii] Pure speculative reason, were it possible, would "trace the complete outline of a system of metaphysics" unless critiqued, this pure reason actually "narrows...the employment of reason" because it "threatens to destroy" practical reason, by "supplanting reason in its pure practical employment", namely by "threatening to make the bounds of sensibility coextensive with the real". Speculative reason has no correct employment beyond possible experience and the bounds of sensibility; pure practical reason can reach conclusions about "the moral...which inevitably does beyond the limits of sensibility", but by ignoring pure practical reason for pure speculative reason (1) we are inevitably lead into error after error and (2) face skepticism about the employment of (pure practical) reason threatens as the confusions of the false metaphysics of pure speculative reason becomes intolerable. [A130/B169] Kant also speaks of reason as one of "the higher faculties of knowledge", the other two being understanding and judgment. Understanding is the source of concepts, judgment the source of judgments, reason the source of inferences. [A302/B359] As a faculty, reason acts on the understanding, "to give the manifold knowledge of the latter an a priori unity by means of concepts." "Understanding may be regarded as a faculty which secures the unity of appearances by means of rules [i.e., empirical concepts], and reason as being the faculty which secures the unity of the rules under principles [i.e., principles of pure practical reason?]."
REASON (More)
[A310/B367] The idea seems to be that knowledge requires all three faculties (and sensibility as well): by providing intuitions and concepts, sensibility and understanding provide "the material required" for experience, judgment unifies this material in a certain way, and then reason provides further unity, "an a priori unity by means of concepts" which is associated with the act of inference. This additional unity is peculiar, because Kant's analysis of empirical knowledge and sensible experience seems complete after
the act of judgment. Reason's "a priori unity" which further unifies the unity provided by judgment seems to be some kind of unity of practical reason, some sort of teleological or regulative unity of "purpose in nature", required by man's need to go beyond the empirical sphere and grasp the "unconditioned".
Reason Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JDK Doc(JAVA) |
reason
- Variable in class org.omg.CORBA.PolicyError
public short reason
The reason for the PolicyError exception being thrown.
- Variable in class org.omg.CORBA.PolicyError
public short reason
The reason for the PolicyError exception being thrown.
Reason Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Reason (purpose)
utvau
utvau
| English - Klingon |
reason
n. & v. meq
n. mo' (slang) - motivation
n. & v. meq
n. mo' (slang) - motivation
Reason Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Reason
The fingertips of the right 'R'
hand describe a small counterclockwise circle in the middle of the forehead.
The fingertips of the right 'R'
| Dream Quotations |
Erich Fromm
We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we are asleep than when we are awake.
We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we are asleep than when we are awake.
Louis Aragon
O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself.
Reason Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Reason
In western philosophy, reason has had a twofold history. On the one hand, it has been taken to be objective and so to be fixed and discoverable by dialectic, analysis or study. Such objectivity is the case in the thinking of Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Maimonides, al-Farabi and Hegel. In the vision of these thinkers, reason is divine or at least has divine attributes. Such an approach compelled religious philosophers--Aquinas, for example, Gilson more recently--to square reason with revelation, no easy task.
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