Thursday, October 28, 2010
Common Sense
Today in class, we were asked about our perception of common sense. What is common sense to us? I immediately thought of common sense as basic knowledge that is widely known, something that is simple. However, as people continued to answer, I began to realize that what I believe is common sense may not be so simple to someone else. Some people believe that directions and routes are easy to follow, but others find those things difficult. Some would claim that cooking and following recipes are common sense, but often others find it difficult to be in the kitchen. Common sense can mean different things to different people because we all have distinct qualities that we excel at or struggle with.
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i too was fascinated with the idea that common sense was a term that really had no real definition. for all of my life, i believed that common sense meant having common knowledge about common situations in life. in class today, it was evident that common sense is a made up term that allowed people to feel "smarter" than someone else for not knowing what they did.
ReplyDeletei also was fascinated with the fact that common sense is a lightly thrown phrase yet, it is almost inexplicable. I believed common sense was having knowledge of something that does not have to necessarily be said verbally and is just known. The discussion in class made it clear that we all have different perspectives of what believe common sense to be.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this view of common sense. What many people take for granted like little tasks like eating what we want to eat, doing what we feel like doing is all common sense. Everyones opinion on certain routine things are different. And I learned this after reading, because I thought also that common sense was an unspoken knowledge of something.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that common sense is mainly regarded as knowledge people should, for the most part, already have. Such as the ability to follow a cookbook, or directions to a certain place in the state. However, I understand some people don't follow instructions well, therefore to say someone who can't cook well lacks common sense, isn't a fair assessment. I, for one, definitely cannot cook very well but I wouldn't say that I lack common sense. It all depends on someone's view of common sense, and the situation that the person is in.
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