Common sense: In philosophy, common sense refers to basic, universally held beliefs that serve as a foundation for rational thought. Main representatives of common sense philosophy include Thomas Reid, G.E. Moore, and other philosophers in the Scottish School of Common Sense in the 18th and 19th centuries._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |