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Common Sense Within the Bounds of Philosophy: Reid’s Philosophy of Common Sense Defended

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2009-10-02T16:08:44Z

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Skelton, Edward

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University of Waterloo

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I proffer a defense Reid’s Philosophy of Common Sense. I address the initial implausibility that greets most all of us when we stop to consider the prospects for common sense as guide to knowledge and inquiry. I argue that this initial implausibility is based upon a misapprehension of what Reid understands by common sense. I address the justification of common sense. I argue that common sense is justified, even if we cannot give a reason for it. I present an expansion and refinement of Reid’s notion of common sense as what we must take for granted.

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common sense, Reid, Thomas

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4788

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