walker percy
People have assumed form the very beginning that their way of thinking about and acting is the universal way of doing so. They often label certain courses of action and certain thought processes as "common sense." Clifford Geertz states in his essay, "Common Sense as a Cultural System," that this assumption is a natural inclination. However, he also, points that ideas of "common sense" aren't necessarily all that common cross-culturally. At the very beginning of the essay, Geertz put forth a supposition for the analysis of common sense. He explains that the there is a need for an analysis of common sense because of the erased distinction between the reality and the interpretation of reality. He makes clear that even though common sense might be ingrained, it is how one communicates, interprets, and uses his or her common sense to experience life is important.