The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 194
... common sense " ( 58 ) . " Common sense is often regarded with a degree of censure . It is considered rather superficial and " common " , it not pede- strian . Common sense is only too often regarded as implying too much limitation of ...
... common sense " ( 58 ) . " Common sense is often regarded with a degree of censure . It is considered rather superficial and " common " , it not pede- strian . Common sense is only too often regarded as implying too much limitation of ...
Page 195
... Common sense stands for freedom from too personal convic- tions and prejudice ; hence the adjective " common " . But com- mon sense also wants to be meaningful ; hence the word " sense " . Basically , common sense entails a reasonable ...
... Common sense stands for freedom from too personal convic- tions and prejudice ; hence the adjective " common " . But com- mon sense also wants to be meaningful ; hence the word " sense " . Basically , common sense entails a reasonable ...
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... common sense than that of Johnson . " It is false that any representation is mistaken for reality ; that any dramatick fable in its materiality was ever credible , or , for a single moment , was ever credited " . These words should be ...
... common sense than that of Johnson . " It is false that any representation is mistaken for reality ; that any dramatick fable in its materiality was ever credible , or , for a single moment , was ever credited " . These words should be ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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