Deliberation & the Practical Syllogism

Both kinds of reasoning seem to meet the requirements of practical reason, διάνοια πρακτική. Practical reason is evoked in a number of passages from Ethics, De anima, Metaphysics, and Politics. In Eth. eud. (1216b35–1217a10) it is significantly described as “architectonic” thinking. This means that practical reason does not freely speculate on any subject, but thinks with a view to an end, which represents the aim of all the stages of the reasoning process.