In fact PT have shown considerable courage in confronting some of the populist "common sense" attitudes of Brazilian society whose crudeness on the issue of law and order was recently demonstrated by the success of the film Tropa de Elite.
"The manners and rituals... the music, speech, rhythms, eating habits, religious beliefs, gestures, notions of common sense, attitudes toward sex, concepts of beauty and justice, and the responses to pleasure and pain... have enabled us to survive the loss of our political will and the disruption of our history...
Anaxagoras, on the other hand, comes down to us as "dry, clear-headed, …[having a] common sense attitude".
This reflects a longstanding ancient dispute as to whether it is possible to live if one radically abandons common-sense attitudes to the world (as, on either of the two major interpretations outlined above, Pyrrho in some sense did).
"It tends to be a group that has less friction and more of a get-it-done common-sense attitude," said Ms. Wildman of American Rivers.
I propose a more straightforward and simple explanation: the blatantly anti-science, anti-intellectual and anti-common-sense attitude of the modern Republican Party.
That kind of common-sense attitude is likely to resonate with many people in today's dizzying investment environment of more than 5,000 mutual funds and rampant fears that the seven-year-old bull market will soon stumble.
The Everton secretary David Harrison said last night: "We are extremely disappointed that a common-sense attitude has not been shown, as has been the case with a number of other federations.
Ms. Satter, a nutritionist and social worker, is the author of "Your Child's Weight: Helping Without Harming," and she preaches a common sense, loving attitude toward children and eating.
In one essay, Green wrote, "It is hard to understand how a man who had stood for sound common sense and healthy attitudes could sit in darkened rooms watching for ectoplasm".
Work on having common sense, keeping your attitude cool, and being polite to everyone you come in contact with.
