active reason

American  

noun

Aristotelianism.

1. an activity of intellect, embodying universal truth, potentially present in the mind of every individual, and when present, forming the only immortal part of the individual.

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Example Sentences

But to this doctrine Aristotle makes an exception in favour of the active reason.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

The lower is called passive reason, the higher active reason.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

He seems to waver about identifying the "spark" with the "active reason," but inclines on the whole to regard it as something even higher still.

From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by Inge, William Ralph

Only active reason," says Hegel, "reduced the mere multiplicity and diversity of phenomena to antithesis.

From The life and teaching of Karl Marx by Beer, M.

In subordination to the passive intellect, the external faculty, the active reason, is also to be cultivated; it deserves care, like the skin.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard