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Good sense and sound judgment in practical matters,
  1. Good sense and sound judgment in practical matters
    • - use your common sense
    • - a common-sense approach
  1. sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
  2. Common sense, based on a strict construction of the term, consists of what people in common would agree on : that which they "sense" as their common natural understanding. ...
  3. In 2001, Umphrey's McGee founding member and keyboardist Joel Cummins released his first solo album in six years - the electronic keyboard-based Common Sense, which features Umphrey's McGee guitarist Jake Cinninger on drums for most tracks. ...
  4. Common Sense is an American reggae and alternative rock band from Orange County, California. They are known for playing in the Mercury Mariner commercial. Since their formation in 1987, they have released five albums under their own label, Common Sense Records. ...
  5. Common Sense, subtitled "A new constitution for Britain" is a book written by the English socialist politician Tony Benn and the journalist Andrew Hood.
  6. Common Sense is an album by American folk singer and songwriter John Prine, released in 1975.
  7. Common Sense was a socialist magazine published in the United States between 1932 and 1946.
  8. Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Common Sense, signed "Written by an Englishman", became an immediate success. ...
  9. An internal sense, formerly believed to be the sense by which information from the other five senses is understood and interpreted; Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made
  10. commented on Clashing Perspectives: Coming Home to Roost
  11. The presence of mind and general caution and concern that the law imputes to all persons, i.e., sense everyone should have. Everyone owes a duty to use common sense. The breach of this duty may give rise to a cause of action.
  12. The ordinary and everyday interpretation of reality, a social construction of a community for the convenience of its members.  The sense that we don’t need to think more deeply about the reasons for our lives. Antonym: Uncommon sense.
  13. The mental skills and ideas that most people in a given society or social era share. Common sense is much more extensive and complex, and includes vastly more implicit knowledge, than most people realize. ...
  14. the reason so many people can be wrong at the same time.
  15. Many of the things to learn from sociology demonstrate that our common sense calculations and assumptions do not stand the test of scientific investigation.
  16. special sixth sense required to understand our modern education philosophies, theories and teaching practices.  Those who lack an understanding of our theories and the philosophies behind them lack the sense commonly afforded to those of us who do understand our theories and philosophies. ...
  17. is not as common as people think. It’s something that cannot be taught—it is actually a more innate ability than people understand it to be, for with a heightened level of common sense a person has a greater capacity to quick-fire relate/interrelate unrelated information, to arrive at a more ...
  18. Assumptions we hold without significant evidence, but are explanatory; and rejecting the assumption does not appear to be a rational option. For example, we accept that inductive reasoning is effective even though we can’t prove it without circular reasoning. ...
  19. It is that sixth sense that many lack. It is the ability to overcome problems and difficult situations by using logic.
  20. This best‑selling pamphlet by Thomas Paine, first published in 1776, denounced the British monarchy, called for American indepen dence, and encouraged the adoption of republican forms of government. ...
  21. a label given to any form of intellectual activity that is neither common nor sensible.
  22. In current usage, good judgment. As used by Aristotle, the sense which coordinates the other senses (smell, sight, etc.).
  23. A requirement for PE. Without it you you serve the risk of injuring yourself or working for months without gaining anything beneficial.
  24. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that called for the United States to declare independence from Britain immediately.
  25. Fuck it off as soon as you arrive, especially if you're landing in India. Different rules, different ways of doing things. Baffling, to say the least.