Sentence examples for and on reason from inspiring English sources

His extensive writing on epistemology in general and on reason and argument in particular formed a watershed in classical Indian philosophy.

For him, the morality of the act consists in its dependence on volition as the productive impetus behind the act and on reason as the guiding set of rules that the agent takes herself to be guided by in shaping the precise characteristics of the act (De bonitate, sect. 2, n. 15).

He has a touch of emotion because his mother is human, not a Vulcan, but he is taught to repress unwanted emotion and depend on reason and logic.

Reasoning and acting on reason, then, are both ways to preserve the mind and make it less vulnerable to external degeneration.

Hume draws some further important, anti-rationalist moral conclusions, partly on the basis of these views and arguments on reason, passion, and motivation generally.

A subsample of former smokers gave additional information on the date (n=1,164) and on reasons (n=791) for quitting in an additionally administered questionnaire.

The key goals of the initial session are to enhance motivation for intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment by providing detailed information on the nature of the chronic pain condition, on the treatment program and on reasons for the intensive pain treatment.

Modern humanism (ethical humanism) is a naturalistic philosophy that rejects all supernaturalism and relies primarily on reason and science, democracy and human compassion.

This is true no matter how much everyone is encouraged to pretend that American jurisprudence is detached and based on reason, not emotion.

Someday the cruelty of the "drug war" will give way to laws and policies based on reason and justice.

People will vote for a positive vision, especially one based on reason and common sense.