The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Paulsen's Kant’

Term: 
Reason
Quote: 

In the best philosophical use of English words, “reasoning” is a well-known operation of a mind, and “reasoning power” (or, less well, “reason”) is the faculty of performing it. “The Reason” is a totally distinct faculty by which we are supposed to know the truth of first principles. “Reason” means nothing more nor less than conformity to the best result of deliberation.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1902). Paulsen's Kant
Date: 
1902
References: 
CN 3:95
Citation: 
‘Reason’ (pub. 11.11.15-15:05). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-paulsens-kant.
Posted: 
Nov 11, 2015, 15:05 by Mats Bergman