Limits of Reason Vocab

“The Limits of Reason” Vocabulary Name__________________ Class_____________

*Define each term prior to starting the article. As you read the article, underline the sentence where each term is used and check off that word on this worksheet. Note how the word is used in context in the sentence.

-flourishing:__________________________________________________________________________

-endowed:___________________________________________________________________________

-logos:______________________________________________________________________________

-Descartes/cartesian doubt/rationalism:____________________________________________________

-imminent:___________________________________________________________________________

-amalgamate:_________________________________________________________________________

-deductive reasoning:___________________________________________________________________

-codify:_______________________________________________________________________________

-heuristic:_____________________________________________________________________________

-delegated:____________________________________________________________________________

-explicit: _____________________________________________________________________________

-implicit:_____________________________________________________________________________

-premises:____________________________________________________________________________

-inductive reasoning:___________________________________________________________________

-probabilistic:_________________________________________________________________________

-paralysis:____________________________________________________________________________

-rhetoric:_____________________________________________________________________________

-parameters:__________________________________________________________________________

-dialectical:___________________________________________________________________________

-prominent:___________________________________________________________________________

-sophists:_____________________________________________________________________________

-virtue:_______________________________________________________________________________

-ambiguous:___________________________________________________________________________

-paradox:_____________________________________________________________________________

-rudimentary:__________________________________________________________________________

-discrete:_____________________________________________________________________________

-self-referential:________________________________________________________________________

-disparage:____________________________________________________________________________

-revel:________________________________________________________________________________