The phrase "a common intellectual" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who possesses general knowledge or understanding, often in a way that is relatable or accessible to the average person.
Example: "In discussions about philosophy, he often presents himself as a common intellectual, making complex ideas easier to grasp for everyone."
Alternatives: "an average thinker" or "a typical scholar".
This year, my book, A School for My Village, was selected for the University of Florida's Common Reading Program, which is designed to provide all new first-year students with a common intellectual experience.
But they occupied a common intellectual milieu.
Indeed it is a common intellectual conceit to see all professions as, at heart, welfare.
Teachers have the freedom to design their own curriculum and everyone has a common intellectual mission.
It creates a common intellectual experience for students and allows otherwise solitary undergraduates to become part of a continuous conversation.
In this group of successful investors that I want to consider, there has been a common intellectual patriarch, Ben Graham.
In this portrait of mathematics as a community united around a set of common intellectual, ethical, and existential challenges, he touches on a wide variety of questions, such as: Are mathematicians to blame for the 2008 financial crisis?
Dr. Strassburger's focus was on student achievement, undergraduate research, and a nationally hailed "Common Intellectual Experience" first-year course.
A rigorous work discipline, common intellectual property, and constant sharing combine to distribute knowledge widely and relatively evenly across human networks.
Open source has grown beyond all expectations to create an increasingly essential legacy of common intellectual property, capabilities, and methodologies.
The Theodore and Frances Geballe Research Workshops, organized by Stanford faculty and graduate students, meet several times a quarter to explore topics of common intellectual concern.
