Sensus Communis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sensus communis (literally "common sense" in Latin) is a philosophical term originally used to refer to the perceptual power of binding the inputs of the individual sense organs into a coherent and intelligible representation. It is used in a similar sense by Thomas Aquinas and Rene Descartes. In rhetoric, the term is used to mean the whole set of unstated assumptions, prejudices, and values (see endoxa) that an orator can take for granted when addressing an audience. These are those opinions absorbed from society and the Zeitgeist without being exposed to critical consideration.