CATH 325 Lecture 2: 2 The Religious Sense
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The se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d p(cid:396)e(cid:373)ise si(cid:374)gles out the a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t, (cid:862)(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:863). Reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le(cid:374)ess (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s the realization of the value of reason in action. Reason meaning the distinctive characteristic of that level of nature that we call man, that is, the capacity to become aware of retaliating according to the totality of its factors. The term, reasonableness, then, represents a mode of action that expresses and realizes reason, the capacity to become aware of reality. There must be a reason for every action. It must be adequate, meaning it must match the circumstances: reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le appeals (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) has ade(cid:395)uate (cid:396)easo(cid:374) The nature of the subject is being endowed with reason. Reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot (cid:271)e ide(cid:374)tified (cid:449)ith the (cid:862)logi(cid:272)al(cid:863): logic is an ideal of coherence; if you posit certain premises and develop them coherently, you will reach a logical outcome. If the premises are wrong, perfect logic will produce an erroneous result.