 Now, by Common Sense is meant, I apprehend (when the term is used with any distinct meaning), an exercise of the judgment unaided by any Art or system of rules; such an exercise as we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence; in...  Chambers's Information for the People - Page 195edited by - 1842Full view - About this book
 | Nassau William Senior - Economics - 1827 - 58 pages
...unaided by any art or system of rules ; " such as we must necessarily employ in number" less cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having " no established...doing this, is said to possess a " superior degree of Common-Sense. But that " Common-Sense is only our second-best guide — " that the rules of art, if... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 592 pages
...judgment unaided by any art or system of rules ; such as we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established...doing this, is said to possess a superior degree of common-sense. But that common-sense is only our second-best guide — that the rules of art, if judiciously... | |
 | Richard Whately - Economics - 1831 - 282 pages
...judgment unaided by any art or system of rules ; such as we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established...possess a superior degree of common- sense. But that common-sense is only our second-best guide — that the rules of art, if judiciously framed, are always... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1831 - 440 pages
...established principles to guide us,—no line of procedure, as it were, distinctly chalked out,—we must needs act on the best extemporaneous conjectures...doing this, is said to possess a superior degree of Common-Sense. But that CommonSense is only our second-best guide — that the rules of Art, if judiciously... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1832 - 386 pages
...by any Art or system of rules ; such an exercise as we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established...can form. He who is eminently skilful in doing this, XIV is said to possess a superior degree of Common Sense. But that Common-Sense is only our second-best... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1832 - 386 pages
...by any Art or system of rules ; such an exercise as we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established...can form. He who is eminently skilful in doing this, b is said to possess a superior degree of CommonSense. But that Common-Sense is 'only our second-best... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1834 - 482 pages
...by any Art or system of rules ; such an exercise as we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established...doing this, is said to possess a superior degree of Common-Sense. But that CommonSense is only our second-best guide — that the rules of Art, if judiciously... | |
 | S. E. Parker - Logic - 1837 - 344 pages
...by any art or system of rules ; such an exercise as- we must necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established principles to guide us, — no line of procedure distinctly chalked out, — we must needs act on the beat extemporaneous conjectures we can form. He... | |
 | Henry Rogers - English language - 1838 - 150 pages
...necessarily employ in numberless cases of daily occurrence ; in which, having no established rules to guide us, — no line of procedure, as it were,...doing this, is said to possess a superior degree of common-sense. But that common-sense is only our second-best guide — that the rules of art, if judiciously... | |
 | Claude Buffier - 1838 - 224 pages
...established principles to guide us—no line of procedure, as it were, distinctly chalked out—we must needs act on the best extemporaneous conjectures...said to possess a superior degree of Common Sense."* The French corresponding to this explanation of Common Sense, would be, I apprehend, Bon Sens, or Raison.... | |
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