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> Considered objectively, it's the opposite of empiricism. It's not. Because we call it a sense, it might have nothing to do empirical senses. It has to do wit
by cristianpascu 11y ago
> Considered objectively, it's the opposite of empiricism.
It's not. Because we call it a sense, it might have nothing to do empirical senses. It has to do with what we believe about the world, including right and wrong. Common sense can be very well justified (the justification being outhere, although not all are aware of it), or it might be something seen on TV or read on HN. Perhaps it's fair to say that it's the core of a culture, defining it at <x, y, t>. Of course, cultures are all mixed up since 1969, thus everyone is all high about their objectivity. Back in the day, long before I was born, it was better.
- analyst74 11y agoAm I reading this wrong, or is cristianpascu basically saying he miss the good old days before minorities had rights?
- mc32 11y agoYou're framing this from a western perspective, yet people in Papua new guinea also have something called common sense, irrespective of colonization, etc. Don't always look at things thru a western point of view or experience. Lots of themes which exist in western culture actually also exist elsewhere.
- cristianpascu 11y agoWas kidding, man! :)