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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

7989	Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)]
	Full Idea: Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason.
	From: Anon (Bhag) (The Bhagavad Gita [c.500 BCE], 2.49)
	A reaction: Quotations like this can usually be counterbalanced in eastern philosophy by wild irrationality, but they certainly felt to tug of reason. Only the Dhaoists seem really opposed to reason (e.g. Idea 7289).

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

16676	Why use more things when fewer will do? [William of Ockham]
	Full Idea: It is pointless to do through more things something that can be done through fewer.
	From: William of Ockham (Tractatus de corpore Christi [1323], Ch. 29), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 14.3
	A reaction: The more famous formulation isn't found in his works, so I'm delighted to find an authentic quotation from the man.