Definition of reason

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Reason (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..

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Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being..
Conscionably :: Conscionably (adv.) Reasonably; justly.
Froward :: Froward (a.) Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child..
Sophist :: Sophist (n.) Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner..
Wander :: Wander (v. i.) To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders..
Inoculate :: Inoculate (v. t.) Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity..
Argument :: Argument (n.) A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation..
Conscionable :: Conscionable (a.) Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just..
Reasoner :: Reasoner (n.) One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner..
Appellant :: Appellant (n.) One who accuses another of felony or treason.
Sensibleness :: Sensibleness (n.) Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Without reason, or for reasons of little weight..
Foot-sore :: Foot-sore (a.) Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle..
Traitorous :: Traitorous (a.) Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme..
Carp :: Carp (v. i.) To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
A Posteriori :: A posteriori () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning..
Deliberate :: Deliberate (v. t.) To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question..
Bigotry :: Bigotry (n.) The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them..
Discursus :: Discursus (n.) Argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.
Antinomy :: Antinomy (n.) A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience..
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