1. : reason concerned with the practical accomplishment of chosen ends — contrasted with theoretical reason
2. Kantianism : the action or office of reason in matters of the will; specifically : the determination of the grounds or universal laws of voluntary action by reason
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(in Kantian ethics) reason applied to the problem of action and choice, esp. in ethical matters.
[1895-1900]
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practical reason or practical reasoning noun (philosophy)
Reasoning that governs decisions to act or is employed in weighing up relative advantages or merits of various courses
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Main Entry: ↑practical
Useful english dictionary. 2012.