When Common Sense Fails

Ken Tanner

Chapter Chapter 10 in Common Sense, 2013, pp 139-147 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract All this praise of common sense may be leading you to think of it as an intellectual cure-all. As critical as common sense is to a well-functioning intellect, let’s be careful not to paint it as the all-inclusive trait. Common sense has its limitations and is ripe for misuse. In the words of ancient mapmakers, Here there be dragons.

Keywords: Common Sense; Rural Background; Monday Morning; Terrorist Bomb; Permanent Brain Damage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4302-4153-9_10

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