Does common sense mean intelligence?
No it doesn't. It partially depends on how you define intelligence. Most people think of intelligence as academic abilities or book smarts. Common sense is defined as good judgement and practical situations. It's learned through experience not study. You can think of it this way. Intelligence is knowing what happens if you touch a live electrical wire. Common sense is knowing that you better turn off the circuit breakers before you start any electrical work. If you define intelligence slightly differently than academically, say as social intelligence, the answer be a little different but I'll just stick to the common definitions.Intelligence and common sense are neither mutually exclusive nor mutually dependent. You could be very book smart and have a good deal common sense, or have a good deal of common sense and little book smarts, or yet still have a lot academic ability and little common sense. Put simply theyre unrelated.Common Sense really isn't as common as people think and it really isn't sense. It's knowing what to do in Practical everyday situations. Driving really isn't an example, it takes motor and good visual perception. Those aren't common sense or intelligence. Knowing not speed in high enforcement areas or tailgate is common sense. The highly intelligent person would be the engineer who develops the engine efficiency. He may or may not drive well or have common sense behind the wheel.Many people who think they have a lot of common sense may not. They may miss social cues, but that isn't common sense. Common sense it just making good judgments on practical things. Many also over estimate their intelligence. Personally I figure I probably fall somewhere in the middle of all of this. I have enough of both to do well. It's not like I'm a perfect academic, or a practical flop, or vice versa
What does common sense really mean?
Yes, common sense is knowing such things as to wear a coat in the winter. Wikipedia incredibly does a good job of explaining where the idea of 'common sense' came from, but what you speak of is what Wiki calls one of the "later developments, considered to be on the level of rationality". There is something more 'common' : "According to Aristotle, the common sense is an actual power of inner sensation (as opposed to the external five senses) whereby the various objects of the external senses (color for sight, sound for hearing, etc.) are united and judged,[3] such that what one senses by "common sense" is the substance (or existing thing) in which the various attributes inhere (so, for example, a sheep is able to sense a wolf, not just the color of its fur, the sound of its howl, its odor, and other sensible attributes.) It was not, unlike later developments, considered to be on the level of rationality, which properly did not exist in the lower animals, but only in man; this irrational character was because animals not possessing rationality nevertheless required the use of the common sense in order to sense, for example, the difference between this or that thing, and not merely the pleasure and pain of various disparate sensations." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sens... "...to sense, for example, the difference between this or that thing..." What Aristotle means is: How do we actually know one apple from another; or an apple from a pear (they are in the same 'family', so how do we know they are in the same family?); a black bear from a brown bear, ignoring for the argument the color of the fur--after all, each bear can be described in great detail without mentioning the color of the fur. The means by which we know "this from that", which is what other animals can also do whereas they cannot 'reason', is what was originally meant by common sense. When you add in the power of reason that only man has, the idea of putting on a coat in cold weather becomes a metaphor for all the things man ought to have 'common sense' about.
Is there really such a thing as 'common sense'? Everybody is different and nobody knows everything, but I still feel that there are some concepts that are more or less second nature to everybody (not putting your hand in a fire for example).
Despite conventional wisdom, “common sense” is each own person’s interpretation.There is no such thing as “common sense” that everyone universally agrees to, in terms of a finite set.It might be possible that certain things are so readily-apparent, that there might be great consensus, but not an absolute collective in which universal agreement exists. Making such a list might start with the most obvious, but as those things were exhausted, a greater degree of gradual subjectivity would enter, in which there is no clear cut stopping point to categorize as either being common sense, or being only an interpretation of common sense.The psychological construct of “common sense” is in-part a person advocating that their own set of life experiences represents the same as everyone else’s collective set of life experiences, and based on this assumption, therefore they allegedly have the right to appoint themselves in-charge of determining what constitutes common sense, and what does not, especially as a self-serving way to justify their ideas in an argument.The undercurrent is one of standards, that suggests that everyone should obey the set of standards that they choose to impose upon everyone else. While some of these standards may truly have legitimate roots in which there is great consensus, nonetheless, one persons interpretations of common sense or personal standards does not make law, morality or ethics - regardless of how loudly they assert that they are right. They are only right from their own standard, or perhaps double-standard, as they have self-appointed themselves to being in such a position.
Is logic and common sense the same thing? If not, how do they differ?
I think that logic is like having a set of tools. Or graph paper, maybe. I can use logic to figure things out. Logic is mathematical. I can add 2 cups and 4 cups, get 6 cups, and know that will fit in a 2 quart bowl.Using logic, over time, can help develop common sense.Common sense is more like cooking. Understanding something about how stuff works. Being able to reach decisions or come to conclusions without having to write out every step is common sense. Without having all the facts. Looking at my ingredients and knowing they will fit in the bowl.Understanding what is not logical without having to do the math is common sense. I just bought a refurbished laptop. It came with a power cable that doesn’t fit anything I’m aware of. I can ignore it.Unlike my friend who brought her laptop on a vacation. Turned out she had 3 adaptors and 5 cords but none of them fit her laptop. I could figure that out by looking; this was when cell phones and other devices had dedicated power sources and they weren’t interchangeable.
How do you deal with people who do not use their common sense?
Common Sense?To me common sense is how arrogantly a person can assert unproven assumptions towards a situation.The Appeal to Common Sense FallacyThou shall not commit logical fallacies!!!How this poor guy reacts when being told that people believe in common sense.Appeal to Common Sense One of the logical fallacies. (image from this article)‘….Instead, common sense relies on the vague notion of ‘obviousness’, which means something like ‘what we perceive from personal experience’ or ‘what we should know without having had to learn.’ In other words, common sense is not necessarily supported by evidence or reasoning. As such, beliefs based on common sense are unreliable. The fallacy lies in giving too much weight to common sense in drawing conclusions, at the expense of evidence and reasoning….’Common sense fallacy‘…Another aspect of the Common Sense Fallacy is the idea that if it does not appear to make sense, it cannot, therefore, be true*. Just as common sense, on its own, cannot be used to establish if something is true, neither can it be used, on its own, to dismiss a proposition out of hand…’The Common Sense FallacyHere is a page on critical thinking.Critical Thinking | SkillsYouNeedIf you are asking about common sense as though common sense is a real thing, then I would say you definitely need to read and comprehend this critical thinking information and question what you think you know.Isn’t it common sense to realize that common sense is bullshit? bahahahahahaah…….cough cough cough….wheeze…..
What are some examples of lack of common sense?
Lol, this is funny.I called my ex-girlfriend to wish, New year for good as she is expecting her CAT results soon and on a good hope, I really wish, she make it to IIM's.Just like me, she is not from Delhi and works there. Her extended family lives there and she often goes there.Now, to be just logical, if you go to the extended family, the family would treat you well because you are the guest.Here comes the twist.I called her last night. She didn't pick up. I dropped her a text. She didn't reply.I called her again in the morning and she did pick up.Happy New Year, girl.She reciprocated.Me: So, what all you did on your new year?She: Nothing man, same life. Same old shit. I went to my extended family. I am living with them as of now for a day or so.Me: Nice.Suddenly, I heard a voice.The Zomato guy was at the doorstep. She was talking to him. I was listening to the conversation. She didn't apply some common sense here on what she had just claimed.She: Yes, Shyan?Me: Who orders from Zomato when you are staying with your family?I was laughing on the phone.There was a silence for 10 seconds.She: I do.Me: But your aunt, as far as I know, has made food for you every time you went here.I was still laughing.She: Bye, Shyan.She hung up.Disclaimer: She was with her boyfriend and couldn't pretend it with all force, lol.Thanks for reading.
Are you born with common sense or do you learn it?
Well, let's see. You have an electrical cord. You hand it to an adult. He plugs a lamp into it. You hand it to a baby. He puts it in his mouth. What's your conclusion?