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A book titled for this concept argues that one form of it dominates outer and inner nature through the process of “desubstantialization.” That book critiques the subjective form of this concept for prioritizing self-preservation. Those ideas from Max Horkheimer’s book titled for the “Eclipse” of this concept are expanded (10[1])on in Dialectic of Enlightenment, which argues the title movement led to this concept’s instrumental form enabling (10[1])Nazi oppression. A 1781 book argues (10[1])that this title concept is the source of transcendental ideas independent of the senses; that book analyzing a form of this process argues that the Ding an sich (“ding ahn ZISH”) is unknowable and cites the formula 7 + 5 = 12 (10[1])to argue for synthetic a priori truths. For 10 points, name this concept whose Practical and Pure forms were critiqued (-5[1])by Kant. ■END■ (10[5]0[3])

ANSWER: reason [accept instrumental rationality; accept instrumental or subjective reason; accept Pure or Practical Reason; accept vernunft]
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Nicholas Lane (DII)GWU A (UG)Duke A (UG)4810
Giovanni Mazzeo (DII)Virginia A (UG)Maryland B (UG)6510
Jonathan Shauf (UG)UNC B (UG)Liberty A (Grad)7110
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)Virginia B (UG)11010
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)Roanoke College A (DII)130-5
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)Virginia C (UG)13310
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)Liberty B (DII)1330
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty C (DII)13310
Abby Keith (DII)Liberty C (DII)Maryland C (DII)1330
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)UNC A (Grad)13310
Alice Zhong (DII)UNC D (DII)JMU B (UG)13310
E Smith (UG)JMU B (UG)UNC D (DII)1330
Meredie Cohen (DII)William & Mary A (UG)UNC C (UG)13310