passive reason
nounAristotelianism.
the reasoning faculty existing only within an individual mind, limited in scope and perishing with the body.
- Compare active reason.
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All the lower faculties perish with the body, including the passive reason.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. StaceThe lower is called passive reason, the higher active reason.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. Stace
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