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practical reason

American

noun

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

practical reason British

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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Etymology

Origin of practical reason

First recorded in 1895–1900

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