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Postmodernism and common sense.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
SIR: This is an open letter to Rob Foot ("Perils of the Postmodern Pathway", September 2004):
Dear Mr Foot,
You wanted to understand why the vagrant beggar was described as a hypocrite, and that required subscribing to the theory of postmodernism? Gee, what happened to plain old common sense?
Why does the bleeding obvious have to be dressed up in convoluted language, and presented as profound and difficult to understand? This is my rap with postmodernism--it's like the practitioners are afraid that if anyone got too close, they'd see they weren't wearing any clothes.
You say you cannot know why Andreas Karlstadt joined the Reformation in Germany in the early seventeenth century, so look at the available evidence and have a good ...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 18, 2005 700+ words
(From Canberra Times) A RTISTIC director of the 2006 Adelaide Festival Brett Sheehy is proudly aiming to take the event back to being No1 in Australia. That is, back to where it was in the mid-1980s, when he came in as a festival-goer at Anthony Steel's 1986 festival with its pure- arts priority.
- Plain Old Common Sense Can Make You a Better Parent.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 28, 2007 700+ words
...surveyed Americans Reveal How Common Sense Impacts Their Lives NEENAH...28 /PRNewswire/ -- While common sense is easy to recognize but difficult...something that we take for granted. Common sense is most often expressed through...
- Common sense--a key component of decision making.
- Magazine article from: AORN Journal BEYEA, SUZANNE C. NICOLL, LESLIE H. December 1, 1999 700+ words
...valid or reliable sources of information, common sense should prevail as the foundation for decision...making. Most of us assume that we use our common sense when we make decisions, but common sense is not a given. As the French philosopher...
- Got Common Sense? Scott(R) Wants You! Nationwide Search For First 'Chief Common...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 2, 2003 700+ words
...Humorist Will Rogers declared "common sense ain't so common." But SCOTT...mindful that parents are masters of common sense, has launched a nationwide search for the first Chief Common Sense Officer (CCSO) -- to serve as a...
- Majority of Americans Say Sharing Common-Sense Information Makes Them Smarter...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 11, 2005 700+ words
Expert on Subject Considers Common Sense A Life Skill that Can Be Learned NEENAH...of 10 Americans claim that exchanging common-sense information with others makes them smarter...Indeed, a new national survey on common sense and sharing commissioned by SCOTT...
- Americans Consider New York the City with the Most Common Sense.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 11, 2005 700+ words
...Site for Kick Off of National Common Sense Tour NEENAH, Wis., May 11...York City the city with the most common sense. And New Yorkers firmly agree...percent saying they have the most common sense. In contrast, Boise, Idaho...
- Survey Finds 43% of Americans Confirm They Excel at Common Sense, and 7% Show...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 28, 2004 700+ words
...Americans report they have "a lot more" common sense than most people, a survey by SCOTT...humorist Will Rogers' observation that "common sense ain't common," only seven percent actually have Common Sense Perception (CSP), the most exceptional...
- U. Hawaii: COLUMN: Propaganda, not common sense, rules modern life.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 6, 2003 700+ words
...surely he is just hiding. His name is Common Sense. Even with many descriptions, you...overworked and shamed. One shame Common Sense endures is Iraq. He trusted those who...world-class destructive weapons. Common Sense said to confirm, but he was ignored...
- MIT Researchers Work to Mesh Common Sense with Artificial Intelligence.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 26, 2003 700+ words
...308 items that comprise the Open Mind common sense database. It's after "Laws are the...of us would correctly dismiss them as common sense. Which is exactly the point, according...is easy to describe: Computers lack common sense. As sophisticated as computing has...
- SCOTT(R) Selects First 'Chief Common Sense Officer' After Nationwide Search.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 11, 2003 700+ words
...Wash., as the nation's first Chief Common Sense Officer (CCSO). The 37-year-old...entrants to serve as a role model for common sense everywhere. She will champion the common-sense cause for one year, making appearances...
Source: HighBeam Research, Postmodernism and common sense.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)