Return to Reason
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Return to Reason is a philosophical work by Stephen Toulmin that critiques the dominance of abstract rationalism in modern thought and argues for a more practical, context-sensitive conception of reason.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Return to Reason canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Return to Reason Context triple: [Stephen Toulmin, notableWork, Return to Reason]
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A.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
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B.
The Right Reason
The Right Reason is a collection of essays by conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. that articulates and defends his political and philosophical views.
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C.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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D.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Return to Reason Target entity description: Return to Reason is a philosophical work by Stephen Toulmin that critiques the dominance of abstract rationalism in modern thought and argues for a more practical, context-sensitive conception of reason.
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A.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
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B.
The Right Reason
The Right Reason is a collection of essays by conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. that articulates and defends his political and philosophical views.
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C.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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D.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates |
attention to particular cases in rational assessment
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balance between theory and practice in reasoning ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Toulmin ⓘ |
| critiques |
Cartesian rationalism
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abstract, formal models of rationality ⓘ excessive reliance on universal, context-free principles ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical context of reasoning
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situated judgment ⓘ the role of practice in rational thought ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
importance of lived experience for rational judgment
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limitations of purely theoretical rationality ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates about practical reasoning
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discussions of contextualism in epistemology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-foundationalist view of rationality
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fallibilist conception of reason ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
context-dependence of justification
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critique of modern conceptions of reason ⓘ historical development of rational ideals ⓘ pluralism in standards of rationality ⓘ reconciliation of reason with human finitude ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers
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scholars of intellectual history ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument |
argues for a context-sensitive conception of reason
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argues for a more practical conception of reason ⓘ critiques the dominance of abstract rationalism in modern thought ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
contextualism
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critique of abstract rationalism ⓘ modernity ⓘ practical reasoning ⓘ rationality ⓘ reason ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
post-positivism
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pragmatism ⓘ |
| proposes |
integration of reason with human experience and context
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rehabilitation of practical judgment ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity
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The Uses of Argument ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Stephen Toulmin