common-sense

  • 81common sense — /kɒmən ˈsɛns/ (say komuhn sens) noun sound, practical perception or understanding. Also, commonsense …

  • 82common sense — Sound practical judgment; that degree of intelligence and reason, as exercised upon the relations of persons and things and the ordinary affairs of life, which is possessed by the generality of mankind, and which would suffice to direct the… …

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  • 83common sense — Sound practical judgment; that degree of intelligence and reason, as exercised upon the relations of persons and things and the ordinary affairs of life, which is possessed by the generality of mankind, and which would suffice to direct the… …

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  • 84common-sense — adj commonsensical, matter of fact, sensible, level headed, sane, sound, reasonable, practical, down to earth, pragmatic, hard headed, realistic, experienced, wise, discerning, prudent, shrewd, astute FORMAL judicious ≠ foolish, unreasonable,… …

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  • 85Philosophy of Common Sense —     Philosophy of Common Sense     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philosophy of Common Sense     The term common sense designates     (1) a special faculty, the sensus communis of the Aristotelean and Scholastic philosophy;     (2) the sum of original …

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  • 86Open Mind Common Sense — (OMCS) is an artificial intelligence project based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab whose goal is to build and utilize a large commonsense knowledge base from the contributions of many thousands of people across the… …

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  • 87Scottish School of Common Sense — The Scottish School of Common Sense was a school of philosophy that flourished in Scotland in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Its roots can be found in responses to the writings of such philosophers as John Locke, George Berkeley and… …

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  • 88Veterans for Common Sense — Veterans for Common Sense, founded in 2002, is a non profit stakeholder organization dedicated to advocacy on behalf of United States veterans who continue to serve their country by protecting the rights and interests of fellow citizens. Based on …

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  • 89A Colossal Failure of Common Sense —   Author(s) Lawrence G. McDonald Patrick Robinson …

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  • 90A Defence of Common Sense — is an influential 1925 essay by philosopher G. E. Moore. In it, he attempts to refute skepticism by arguing that at least some of our beliefs about the world are absolutely certain. Moore argues that these beliefs are common sense.In the first… …

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