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A faculty of the human mind that enables logical inferences to be made and rational arguments to be undertaken to understand the world and solve problems.

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Reason
in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 625 words
Reason
in Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Length: 4763 words
reason
in The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2) Length: 94 words
reason n.
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