...Reid appears to have intended, expressly asserts that common sense, as he understands it, signifies " that POWER OF THE MIND which perceives truth or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous and INSTINCTIVE IMPULSE* ; or, as he says on another occasion,...

...common sense hath, in modern times, been used by philosophers, both French and British, to signify that power of the mind which perceives truth, or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse ; derived neither from...

...common sense hath, in modern times, been used by philosophers, both French and British, to signify that power of the mind which perceives truth, or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse ; derived neither from...

...common sense hath, in modern times, been used by philosophers, both French and British, to signify that power of the mind which perceives truth, or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation,- but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse; derived neither from...

...matter;* a part of human nature which,' he said, 'had never been explained.' f In answer, Doctor Bcattie rose and declared common sense was, 'that power of...inspiration of God, leading us, where our reasoning faculties leave us in the dark.' " \ * Bdd's Essays, vol. 1. p. WS. t Inquiry, oh. vU. p. 480. ace....

...matter;* a part of human nature which,' he said, 'had never been explained.' f In answer, Doctor Bcattie rose and declared common sense was, 'that power of...augmentation, but by an instantaneous and instinctive impulse ;' J and further, ' it is instinct and not reason.' § Doctor Stewart declared it to be ' the common...

...Common Sense hath, in modern times, been used by philosophers, both French and British, to signii'y that power of the mind which perceives truth, or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse ; derived neither from...

...Common Sense hath, in modern times, been used by philosophers, both French and British, to signify that power of the mind which perceives truth, or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse; derived neither from...

...defines the common sense to which he appeals: ' The term common sense hath . . . been used to signify that power of the mind which perceives truth or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse, derived neither from...

...term common sense hath in modern times been used by philosophers, both French and British, to signify that power of the mind which perceives truth or commands belief, not by progressive argumentation, but by an instantaneous, instinctive, and irresistible impulse, derived neither from...