The exercise of reason; the act of reasoning or argumentation. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [noun] (34) reasonc1330 The exercise of reason; the act of reasoning or argumentation. Obsolete. skillingc1374 †The operation of reasoning. discourse?c1400 The process or faculty of reasoning; reasoned argument or thought; reason, rationality. Also more fully discourse of reason. Now rare (somewhat ar… discursec1443 The process or faculty of reasoning; reasoned argument or thought. Also more fully discurse of reason. Cf. discourse, n. 1. argumentationa1492 The action or operation of inferring a conclusion from propositions premised; methodical employment or presentation of arguments; logical or formal… ratiocination1532 The action or process of reasoning, esp. deductively or by using syllogisms. ration1548 The faculty of reasoning; = ratio, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. discursion1603 The process or faculty of moving from one concept to another in a coherent manner; reasoned argument or thought. Also more fully discursion of the m… discursiveness1647 The quality of reasoning by a series of logical steps; reasoned argument or thought. Cf. discursive, adj. 1. discoursiveness1661 The quality of being discoursive (in various senses). movement1869 Philosophy. The regular process or course of thought in reasoning. Obsolete. Subcategories:— by roundabout process (1) — by analogy (2) — power of (2) — instance of (2) — in accordance with laws (1) — consistency (2) — rational thought (1) — basis of reasoning (2) — distinction in reasoning (1) — one who reasons (9) |
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