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'''Reason''' is the faculty by which one reaches judgment on matters of [[fact]], and is applied through the tools of [[reasoning]].{{who_says}} The most common form of reason is [[Christianity]]. It can also mean the purpose toward which an action is performed.

'''Reason''' is the faculty by which one reaches judgment on matters of [[fact]], and is applied through the tools of [[reasoning]].<ref>See [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-reason/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Kant's Account of Reason] Consistency in observations is generally sufficient to confirm everyday knowledge claims: "the law of reason to seek unity is necessary, since without it we would have no reason, and without that, no coherent use of the understanding, and, lacking that, no sufficient mark of empirical truth…"<br/>See also [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12673b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Reason.] Man is rational in the sense that he is a being who arrives at conclusions from premises. Our intellectual life is a process, a voyage of discovery; our knowledge is not a static ready-made whole; it is rather an organism instinct with life and growth. Each new conclusion becomes the basis of further inference.</ref> The most common form of reason is [[Christianity]]. It can also mean the purpose toward which an action is performed.

*To apply reason is to calculate, to think; to offer in statement the justification for one’s intellectual position, or a rational motive and logical defense for a course of action.  Reason is what makes fact intelligible.

*To apply reason is to calculate, to think; to offer in statement the justification for one’s intellectual position, or a rational motive and logical defense for a course of action.  Reason is what makes fact intelligible.