(indent) OK, for a start can we discuss things here not go direct for edits?  Also for this phrase there are not citations on either side at the moment and I wouldn't want to wed myself to Ayer.   To sort out the issues: 
 * Philosophy as a "method"  is one of those phrases that is sort of OK, but can lead to the assumption that philosophy does not necessary address the issues of (to take an example) right and wrong, but instead looks at the linguistic structures associated with statements of rightness and wrongness. 
 * "Wedded to reason" is a bit florid (and an analogy by the way) but can be lived with 
 * not based on faith a substantial body of philosophy takes assumptions of faith and then seeks to working out reasoned assumptions given that core set of principles.  I can think of Rahner for example in the modern age and many others.  One does not have to agree with them of course, but it is part of the tradition. 
 * or pure analogy I really don't see what this adds.  Given that we had already said reason 
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