In Leibniz's mind, "this language will be the greatest instrument of reason," for "when there are disputes among persons, we can simply say: Let us calculate, without further ado, and see who is right" (The Art of Discovery (1685); C, 176 (W, 51)).
Resolution of disagreement by means of speech, the instrument of reason, had been replaced by resolution through force.
In his art, the wit and the irony are ways of reflecting the difficulties of the world while hanging on to his sanity — instruments of reason in a world of madness.
Like eugenics, the photograph, a product of the scientific age and the modern age of statistical theory, was believed to be truthful, impartial, a precise instrument of research, a tool of reason.
He maintained that language is the "instrument and criterion of reason" as well as the source of all the confusions and fallacies of reason.
This desire for totality, according to Lévinas, is a basic manifestation of "instrumental" reason the use of reason as an instrument for determining the best or most efficient means to achieve a given end.
Losing the ability to manage its rise would be to sacrifice what has been an important instrument of policy.Another reason for caution is the attitude of other countries to the rise of a currency backed by a government that is unaccountable at home and developing a reputation as a bully in its near-abroad.
While prudence is an instrument of organic unity, cunning and reason of state are nothing but techniques designed to affirm individualistic egoism and, for this reason, are doomed to failure, as is amply demonstrated by the tragic end of Machiavellian heroes, whose successes are revealed to be merely apparent or ephemeral, or by the sad life of tyrants, constantly plagued by suspicions and fears.
Chomsky, with his personal reserve, his quiet voice, and his astonishing mind, seemed to them a figure of pure reason, an instrument of truth.
Cue the accordion music, which is for some unknown reason, the instrument of choice at Jewish summer camp.
On Saturday, in Tucson, it became an instrument of carnage for two preventable reasons: It had an oversize ammunition clip that was once restricted by federal law and still should be; and it was fired by a disturbed man who should never have been able to purchase it legally.
