Author: S. Boulter
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230223133
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 237
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This book is a defence of the philosophy of common sense in the spirit of Thomas Reid and G.E. Moore, drawing on the work of Aristotle, evolutionary biology and psychology, and historical studies on the origins of early modern philosophy. It defines and explores common sense beliefs, and defends them from challenges from prominent philosophers.
Author: Russell Freedman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395845202
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Author: Sophia Rosenfeld
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674057813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Common sense has always been a cornerstone of American politics. In 1776, Tom Paine’s vital pamphlet with that title sparked the American Revolution. And today, common sense—the wisdom of ordinary people, knowledge so self-evident that it is beyond debate—remains a powerful political ideal, utilized alike by George W. Bush’s aw-shucks articulations and Barack Obama’s down-to-earth reasonableness. But far from self-evident is where our faith in common sense comes from and how its populist logic has shaped modern democracy. Common Sense: A Political History is the first book to explore this essential political phenomenon. The story begins in the aftermath of England’s Glorious Revolution, when common sense first became a political ideal worth struggling over. Sophia Rosenfeld’s accessible and insightful account then wends its way across two continents and multiple centuries, revealing the remarkable individuals who appropriated the old, seemingly universal idea of common sense and the new strategic uses they made of it. Paine may have boasted that common sense is always on the side of the people and opposed to the rule of kings, but Rosenfeld demonstrates that common sense has been used to foster demagoguery and exclusivity as well as popular sovereignty. She provides a new account of the transatlantic Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions, and offers a fresh reading on what the eighteenth century bequeathed to the political ferment of our own time. Far from commonsensical, the history of common sense turns out to be rife with paradox and surprise.
Author: Thomas Paine
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Author: Jeanne Birdsall
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307541347
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel’s sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel’s owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures. The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won’t they? One thing’s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget. Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
Author: Antonio Livi
Publisher:
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Category : Common sense
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Author: Thomas Paine
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 9781551115719
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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When Common Sense was published in January 1776, it sold, by some estimates, a stunning 150,000 copies in the colonies. What exactly made this pamphlet so appealing? This is a question not only about the state of mind of Paine’s audience, but also about the role of public opinion and debate, the function of the press, and the shape of political culture in the colonies. This Broadview edition of Paine’s famous pamphlet attempts to reconstruct the context in which it appeared and to recapture the energy and passion of the dispute over the political future of the British colonies in North America. Included along with the text of Common Sense are some of the contemporary arguments for and against the Revolution by John Dickinson, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson; materials from the debate that followed the pamphlet’s publication showing the difficulty of the choices facing the colonists; the Declaration of Independence; and the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776.
Author: Joseph Harris
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN: 9781604415957
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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The Rediscovery of Common Sense is a look at American culture, society, religion, politics, and the family in the twenty-first century through the lens of common sense and scripture. The breakdown of the family, the moral deterioration in society, excessive corruption in politics, and the lack of ethics in the religious realm all have one common factor: they are directly linked to the abandonment of common sense, based on a literal interpretation of the Judeao-Christian scriptures. Written in the style of some of todayas popular conservative pundits, it contains the clarity of Rush Limbaugh, the common sense of Ann Coulter, and the boldness of a biblical John the Baptist.
Author: F. L. van Holthoon
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819165046
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Author: R. Q. Armington
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
ISBN: 9780895268006
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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