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The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time.
Muhammad Iqbal

Meaning of "practical reason" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRACTICAL REASON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRACTICAL REASON

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Practical reason is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRACTICAL REASON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Practical reason

In philosophy, practical reason is the use of reason to decide how to act. This contrasts with theoretical reason, which is the use of reason to decide what to follow. For example: agents use practical reason to decide whether to build a telescope, but theoretical reason to decide which of two theories of light and optics is the best. Practical reason is understood by most philosophers as determining a plan of action. Thomistic ethics defines the first principle of practical reason as "good is to be done and pursued, and evil is to be avoided." For Kant, practical reason has a law-abiding quality because the categorical imperative is understood to be binding one to one's duty rather than subjective preferences. Utilitarians tend to see reason as an instrument for the satisfactions of wants and needs. In classical philosophical terms, it is very important to distinguish three domains of human activity: theoretical reason, which investigates the truth of contingent events as...

Definition of practical reason in the English dictionary

The first definition of practical reason in the dictionary is the faculty by which human beings determine how to act. Other definition of practical reason is reasoning concerning the relative merits of actions. Practical reason is also the principles governing arguments which issue in actions or intentions to act.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRACTICAL REASON

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PRACTICAL REASON

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Synonyms and antonyms of practical reason in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «practical reason» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

实践理性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la razón práctica
570 millions of speakers

English

practical reason
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यावहारिक कारण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سبب عملي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

практический разум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

razão prática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাস্তব কারণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la raison pratique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sebab praktikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

praktischen Vernunft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実践理性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실제적인 이유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alasan praktis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lý do thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடைமுறை காரணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यावहारिक कारण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pratik sebep
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragione pratica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praktyczny powód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

практичний розум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motiv practic
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πρακτικός λόγος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

praktiese rede
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

praktiska skäl
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

praktisk fornuft
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRACTICAL REASON»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about practical reason

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Muhammad Iqbal
The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRACTICAL REASON»

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A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason
When this work was first published in 1960, it immediately filled a void in Kantian scholarship. It was the first study entirely devoted to Kant's Critique of Practical Reason and by far the most substantial commentary on it ever written.
Lewis White Beck, 1960
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Culture and Practical Reason
"The main thrust of this book is to deliver a major critique of materialist and rationalist explanations of social and cultural forms, but the in the process Sahlins has given us a much stronger statement of the centrality of symbols in ...
Marshall Sahlins, 2013
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Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action
Do social classes really exist?
Pierre Bourdieu, 1998
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Incommensurability, Incomparability, and Practical Reason
And what are the implications for moral and legal decision making? This book struggles with these questions, and arrives at distinctly different answers.
Ruth Chang, 1997
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The Possibility of Practical Reason
The eleven papers that make up this book (two of them previously unpublished) discuss such topics as the relation between value and practical reasoning, the foundations of decision theory, freedom of the will, shared intention, and the ...
James David Velleman, 2000
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Desire, Practical Reason, and the Good
The book brings together work on various issues related to this thesis both from contemporary and historical perspectives.
Sergio Tenenbaum, 2010
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Practical Reason and Norms
Practical Reason and Norms focuses on three problems: In what way are rules normative, and how do they differ from ordinary reasons?
Joseph Raz, 1999
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The Critique of Practical Reason:
The Critique of Practical Reason is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788.
Immanuel Kant, 2014
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The Critique of Practical Reason:
On the contrary, since practical reason has not to do with objects so as to know them, but with its own faculty of realizing them (in accordance with the knowledge of them), that is, with a will which is a causality, inasmuch as reason contains its ...
Immanuel Kant, 2014
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Natural Law and Practical Reason: A Thomist View of Moral ...
Rhonheimer applies moral theology to practical questions, such as, what does it mean to violate the natural law, or to be unnatural?
Martin Rhonheimer, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRACTICAL REASON»

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How former Toronto Blue Jays catcher Pat Borders went from World …
So he decided to become a catcher for a very practical reason. “Fear of being released,” he says. So at spring training in 1986, he approached ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Expect Your Jury to Be a Pretty Good Lie Detector
The ethical reasons for that would be strong enough, but there is a strong practical reason as well. Any suggestion of dishonesty -- not just ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
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Platesmart LPR: Q&A with CEO John Chigos
It's the same with facial capture or any other group of data that can be imported by PlateSmart solutions—there's simply no practical reason to ... «Biometric Update, Jul 15»
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Authorities investigating LaRose shooting death
That's not because of any conflicts, Russell added, but for the practical reason that his chief deputy and two others happen to be on vacation ... «Peoria Journal Star, Jul 15»
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Spencer Adds Up Storm Damage
The practical reason is that as the abutments for the bridge are competed, alignment of attachment points will be ensured if the holes are drilled ... «ithaca.com, Jul 15»
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Supranational Eurozone Government: Bad for Europe, Really Bad …
There's an ideological reason and a practical reason for this bias. The ideological reason is that statists strongly prefer one-size-fits-all systems ... «People's Pundit Daily, Jul 15»
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Art & Soul: Savannah artist celebrates the power of the pen
Another very practical reason I use pens is that they don't generally make a mess, and they are portable. I can work on a design on just about ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
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Wedding plans, battle mix at Afrim's
Beneath the entertainment factor, however, is a practical reason for future brides to sign up: You'll get to mingle (and sometimes drink) with the ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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Why do we argue online?
So, given all this, is there any real, practical reason to argue with strangers online? That depends on why you're doing it in the first place. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Ladies sell roses for Alexandra Day
Near everyone encountered duly obliged as it was a simple and unostentatious thing to do, yet both decorative and practical – the practical reason being that all ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»

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