PRACTICAL REASON Definition & Meaning

practical reason

noun

(in Kantian ethics) reason applied to the problem of action and choice, especially in ethical matters.

practical reason

noun

the faculty by which human beings determine how to act
reasoning concerning the relative merits of actions
the principles governing arguments which issue in actions or intentions to act

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of practical reason¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Mr Taylor, who has written about Scottish personal names and place-names, said there was a good practical reason behind the tradition.

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There’s probably some very practical reason for it, like funding, but it’s really lovely.

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Many real-life animals known as hematophages that sustain themselves on blood for a more practical reason — survival.

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So there’s a practical reason there.

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Mr Brown added: "Bearing in mind the person said they don't keep to the consent procedure because of practical reason, it is not a big leap to say there's lots of other people involved."

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