Common Sense and General Knowledge (original) (raw)
Common sense is the simple knowledge which is understood by general people. It is not a special and extraordinary knowledge which can only be mastered by intellectual ones. Most people can master the use of common sense by their own mind. Even common sense can be known by itself by a person as his life experiences. In many cases, common sense is very handy to solve the problems which we face everyday. Meanwhile, general knowledge is the unity of the known subject and object. The later is well-known by the former. It clarifies that general knowledge play a role to determine what the object really is.
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