*[The word is defined in SS 17 & SS 57 Remark I. See Critique of Pure Reason, "Of the Conceptions of Pure Reason" - Section 1 & 2: "I understand by idea a necessary conception of reason, to which no corresponding object can be discovered in the world of sense." (Ibid., Section 2.) "They contain a certain perfection, attainable by no possible empirical cognition; and they give to reason a systematic unity, to which the unity of experience attempts to approximate, but can never completely attain." (Ibid., "Ideal of Pure Reason"). **[Cf. Critique of Pure Reason, Appendix.]英文原著 · 《The Critique of Judgement》
Some men still measure the value of great present facts in life--reason and virtue and sacrifice--by what a self-disparaged reason can collect of the meaner rudiments of these noble gifts. Mr Balfour has admirably displayed the discrepancy, in this view, between the alleged origin and the alleged authority of reason. Such an argument ought to be used not to discredit the confident reason, but to illuminate and dignify its dark beginnings, and to show that at every step in the long course of growth a Power was at work which is not included in any term or in all the terms of the series.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
Vizard's generosity took the alarm. "No," said, "I will not extort your reasons. It is a shame of me. Your bare will ought to be law in this house; and what reasons could reconcile me to losing you so suddenly? You are the joy of our eyes, the delight of our ears, the idol of all our hearts. You will leave us, and there will be darkness and gloom, instead of sunshine and song. Well, go; but you cannot soften the blow with reasons."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
Reason, and the proper objects of reason, are wholly alien from sensation. Reason is supersensual, and its antagonist is appetite, and the objects of appetite the lust of the flesh.英文原著 · 《Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit etc》
Captain Clive has long since settled Asia to our satisfaction; so that three parts of the world look very favorable for us. Europe, I submit to the care of the King of Prussia and Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick; and I think they will give a good account of it. France is out of luck, and out of courage; and will, I hope, be enough out of spirits to submit to a reasonable peace. By reasonable, I mean what all people call reasonable in their own case; an advantageous one for us.英文原著 · 《Letters to His Son, 1756-58》
You disputant! You should not have called yourself unhappy at all then. You should have told the whole, or kept quiet. Reason and necessity commanded you to forget me? I am a great stickler for reason; I have a great respect for necessity. But let me hear how reasonable this reason, and how necessary this necessity may be.英文原著 · 《Minna von Barnhelm》
Did you fire our client because of the first reason-- downsizing-- or the second reason-- the student evaluations that you didn't read-- or the third reason-- disrupting the workplace?美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
But the reason I had to tell you I was leaving, the reason I came to my ex-husband's house, was because I need to know that you're gonna be okay.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》