Common sense resists an easy definition because it’s not as common as we’d like it to be. Even though most normal people possess enough ingenuous intelligence to practice it, it seems like it’s been on holiday recently, especially when we need it most. Furthermore, it’s an especially elusive concept nowadays because the emphasis on individual freedom and self-determination makes any trustworthy linkage with the word ‘common’, rare. For ‘common’ signifies something we can all more or less relate to. If common sense prevailed in parenthood these days, we might not have a generation of children being handed license to determine not only what is best for themselves, but what they
Reclaiming Common Sense
Reclaiming Common Sense
Reclaiming Common Sense
Common sense resists an easy definition because it’s not as common as we’d like it to be. Even though most normal people possess enough ingenuous intelligence to practice it, it seems like it’s been on holiday recently, especially when we need it most. Furthermore, it’s an especially elusive concept nowadays because the emphasis on individual freedom and self-determination makes any trustworthy linkage with the word ‘common’, rare. For ‘common’ signifies something we can all more or less relate to. If common sense prevailed in parenthood these days, we might not have a generation of children being handed license to determine not only what is best for themselves, but what they