A principle that the standards of good reasoning are shaped by the context—the purposes, background assumptions, and situational constraints. What is reasonable in a hurried emergency is not the same as what is reasonable in a philosophical seminar. Contextual reason emphasizes pragmatic adaptability.
Principle of Contextual Reason Example: “In a crisis, intuitive snap decisions are reasonable; in academic research, the same reasoning would be condemned. Contextual reason explains why.”
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