Fikrin ikinci mertebesi şol fikirdir ki inssânın ebnâ-yı cinsiyle vâkiʿ muʿâmelâtına ve emr-i idâre ve siyâsetlerine müteʿallik olan âdâb ve usûlü ifâde eder.

The second degree is the ability to think which provides man with the ideas and the behavior needed in dealing with his fellow men and in leading them.