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REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison) , in philosophy, the faculty or process of drawing logical inferences. Thus we speak of man as essentially a rational animal, it being implied that man differs from all other animals in that he can consciously draw inferences from premises. It is, however, exceedingly difficult in this respect to draw an absolute distinction between men and animals, observation of which undoubtedly suggests that the latter have a certain power of making inferences. Between the higher animals and the lower types of mankind the distinction is so hard to draw that many psychologists argue that the difference is one of degree rather than of kind (see also INSTINCT). There can be little doubt, however, that inference by man differs from that of the brute creation in respect of self-consciousness, and, though there can be no doubt that some animals dream, it is difficult to find evidence for the presence of ideal images in the minds ofany but the highest animals. In the nature of the case satisfactory conclusions as to the rationality which may be predicated of animals are impossible. The term
Practical
Aristotle
INDUCTION , SYLLOGISM . In theology, reason, as distinguished from faith, is the human intelligence exercised upon religious truth whether by way of discovery or by way of explanation. The limits within which the reason may be used have been laid down differently in different churches and periods of thought: on the whole, modern
Protestant
The Greek words for reason are vows and X yos, both vaguely used. In Aristotle
modern
opinion ) is concerned with phenomena.For the Stoic and Neoplatonic uses of Abyss, as also for those of Philo
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