Common Sense Within the Bounds of Philosophy: Reid’s Philosophy of Common Sense Defended
Abstract
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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Edward Skelton
(2009).
Common Sense Within the Bounds of Philosophy: Reid’s Philosophy of Common Sense Defended. UWSpace.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4788
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