1. age of reason - Noun
2. Age of reason - Proper noun
a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
Source: WordNetThus the Age of Reason has turned out to be the Age of Structure; a time when, in the absence of purpose, the drive for power as a value in itself has become the principal indicator of social approval. And the winning of power has become the measure of social merit. John Ralston Saul
Although the patriarchal ego prides itself on being reasonable, the twentieth century has been anything but the Age of Reason. In our collective neurosis, we have raped the earth, disrupted the delicate balance of nature, and created phallic missiles of mass destruction. Marion Woodman
We must choose for others as we have reason to believe they would choose for themselves if they were at the age of reason and deciding rationally. John Rawls
Catholic, which I was until I reached the age of reason. George Carlin
In general, we Portuguese only begin to be idiotic when we reach the age of reason. While we are young we all have a spark of genius. José Maria Eça de Queiroz
The most important function of the university in an age of reason is to protect reason from itself. Allan Bloom