What is reason?
The ability to extrapolate beyond present experience and knowledge so as to apply the extrapolation correctly to a problem not yet filed in the realm of experience.
Then philosophy is to efficiently apply one's experience in evaluation of data.
And to apply it properly in guiding his actions.
Suppose then, I gain another man's experience and knowledge?
You will then reason like he did.
And your philosophy will be his.
Precisely.
But the Galactics are doddering old fools! With the galaxy at the tips of their fingers, they play games. An ounce of ambition in one of them would put that one in the governor's seat. Yet they prate about adaptability and aptitude and experience and juggle their figures, consult their computing tables and select a man for each job. Has ambition no place?
Ambition is a factor. To not-want the governor's position would reduce the aptitude factor.