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The aim is to differentiate between passive and active common sense and its implications for democracy.

Common Sense as Aspiration

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This essay reveals how ordinary language philosophers define common sense, indicating its evolution and implications for democracy.

The aim is to differentiate between passive and active common sense and its implications for democracy.
Literary analysis of philosophical writings from Stanley Cavell, Thomas Paine, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Immanuel Kant.
Distinction between passive common sense and critically efficacious common sense.
Exploration of how common sense can challenge societal norms.
Identifies common sense as variable and dependent on social constructs.
Describes aspirational common sense as a force for individual growth and societal reform.
Argues for the paradoxical nature of common sense in relation to democracy.

Andrew Norris (2026) studied this question.

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