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Common Sense reveals a political ideal so fundamental to American politics that we are unaware of its power and its myriad uses. Sophia Rosenfeld shows how common sense--the wisdom of ordinary people, self-evident truths--has been used to justify all political extremes, with a h…
The ghost of common sense: London, 1688-1739 -- Everyman's perception of the world: Aberdeen, 1758-1770 -- The radical uses of bon sens: Amsterdam, 1760-1775 -- Building a common sense republic: Philadelphia, 1776 -- Making war on revolutionary reason: Paris, 1790-1792 -- Konigs…
Common sense has always been a cornerstone of American politics. In 1776, Tom Paine{u2019}s vital pamphlet with that title sparked the American Revolution. And today, common sense{u2014}the wisdom of ordinary people, knowledge so self-evident that it is beyond debate{u2014}remai…