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Common sense, innate or learned quality? Common sense and professionals. Metaphor of pure gold. Carlos Alberto Rivas Rojas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú, 2016, june 06 http://filosofiasxxi.blogspot.pe/2016/06/common-sense-innate-or-learned- quality.html Sometimes I wonder if common sense is uncommon whos in the land. Maybe it's a rare commodity to be cultivated & cherished. Neil de Grasse Tyson (1) The purity of gold When the purity of gold is valued, there are special measures that account for purity. The gold pieces, jewelry or any objects have different colors and purity level, which are identified by persons trained for that. A expert will not be sold "fool's gold" or 12 carat gem like 24K. (2)

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Common sense, innate or learned quality?

Common sense and professionals. Metaphor

of pure gold.

Carlos Alberto Rivas Rojas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú,

Perú, 2016, june 06

http://filosofiasxxi.blogspot.pe/2016/06/common-sense-innate-or-learned-

quality.html

Sometimes I wonder if common sense is

uncommon whos in the land. Maybe it's a rare

commodity to be cultivated & cherished.

Neil de Grasse Tyson (1)

The purity of gold

When the purity of gold is valued, there are special measures that account

for purity. The gold pieces, jewelry or any objects have different colors

and purity level, which are identified by persons trained for that. A expert

will not be sold "fool's gold" or 12 carat gem like 24K. (2)

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Carat is the term used to measure the content of gold or the purity of a

jewel or object. The higher purity of gold greater number of carats and

therefore higher value of the gem or piece evaluated.

How to measure the carat or share of gold is different from the

conventional use of percentages (parts per 100), because the parts used

for every 24. That is, if a gem has 18 carats is because 18 24 parts of the

same are gold. In percentage terms, 75% of the jewel is gold (18/24 =

0.75). For silver, the monies are measured in parts per 12, then 9 monies

equivalent to a jewel made of 75% silver.

In principle a piece 24K would be completely made of gold, as would 24

24 parts of gold and silver of 12 money would be made entirely of silver.

Right in theory but in practice it is not. No jewelry 24K gold or silver 12

money, get rid of having impurities. There are other elements such as

silver or copper to form alloys that give greater hardness and malleability

to gold.

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A notation that simplifies the writing of the purity of the compounds is

the "number of nines" purity. A material with a purity of 99.9% having a

purity of 3N ( "three nines"). In the case of 24-karat gold stipulates that it

must have at least a purity of 3N, ie should be made up 99.9% gold. There

are some samples that have been refined gold to purities, with the purest

a sample manufactured by Perth incredible Mint with 6N purity

(99.9999%), in a piece of gold called Plate 42C and obtained in 1957 for

the home currency Australian Perth Mint bullion.

Gold first law has 750 thousandths or 18 carat (18/24); the rest is silver

and copper, which give hardness and ideal for finished jewelry color. Gold

second law has 583.3 mil or 14 carat (14/24). No gold with more than 24

carats and care should be taken if a seller wants to surprise with gold 25

carat or 26.

Common sense

For this phrase no single definition, so I present some ideas. The term

describes common sense beliefs or propositions that are fed by society

(family, clan, people, nation or humanity). Common sense is the basic

ability to perceive, understand, judge things, which is shared ( "common")

by almost everyone and can reasonably be expected of most people

without debates or discussions. It is a basic type of awareness and ability

to judge is expected that many people share naturally incuso if they can

not explain why.

Common sense is equivalent to knowledge and shared by a community

and considered prudent, logical or valid beliefs; It is the natural ability to

judge events and events reasonably.

The concept of common sense is used to designate the intelligence that

developed the human being and it allows you handled wisely in different

life situations. Common sense is understood as what is right to do, think

or say at certain times, although this does not necessarily imply that

action, thought or that phrase are correct.

Common sense is the subject of philosophers. Henri Bergson (1859-1941)

defines common sense as "the ability to orient themselves in practical life.

Thomas Reid (1719-1796), representing the Scottish school of common

sense, he says" common sense is a faculty inferential all human action

where the interest comes before the duty. "He says there is a tendency to

behave instinctively in most cases although any activity is based on reason

while habits aside and appetites to compensate vital needs." for Reid, the

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principles common sense "are universal and fixed and not subject to

review or renewal" (universalism). Karl Popper (1902-1994) however,

recognizes that the contents of common sense "itself are subject to

challenge and change" (Contextualism).

Common sense, is taught or learned?

In the history of the world, universities are newly created institutions, but

common sense always accompanied the man and enriched or became

more intense as humanity progressed in every aspect.

With universities and the increased complexity of life, they appear

professions and professionals who must theoretically always decide right

regarding its scope. Thus, a construction engineer should always decide

the right thing in relation to their works, bridges or buildings; physicians

should decide whether or not a surgical operation is performed;

enterprise administrators should determine whether or not enter a

market; financiers must demonstrate whether to apply for a loan or other

financial transaction is made.

But sometimes they work or bridges fall or collapse, patients die, are lost

markets and the company goes bankrupt, or financial disasters. Does this

indicate that professionals are bad, incompetent or that the profession is

always linked to failures or losses? Not necessarily. Perhaps technically

they were right, followed the correct procedures and protocols in each

case, but something went wrong, something missing, something that is

common to all professions and professional, but unfortunately is not

accessible my employed by all professionals. It is common sense that

many do not feel or understand, or sometimes refuse to use it because it

means going against the current, not literally meet protocols, rules or

orders. Sometimes the use of common sense, is rejected because it

requires getting out of the comfort zone of safety. If something goes

wrong, it is released from liability with statements like "It's because of

who ordered me. I just followed the instructions. " It is forbidden to think,

to question, to change something even if you see disaster.

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The engineer who carefully followed the instructions of the planes, and

respected schedules, meet deadlines and costs observed as the bridge

opened with pomp and pride, falls and causes a lot of damage to people,

to pride, to the company. Why? He did not dare to delay the work a couple

of days to find out more about some leaks and anomalies on the ground,

despite the advice of laborers who warned about the risks of collapse of

the ground. He knew much technique, there was always built bridges and

similar situations had not done anything. Well, all cats are gray, but a

person with "common sense" knows that similarity does not mean they

are really equal.

Furthermore, why we should give credit to a pawn? Common sense also

includes the ability to serve, to listen to others that if they have common

sense. A After all, use common sense and exercise is not a technique, is an

art and artists are just people equipped for art, nobody else. The

technique is rigid, you have fixed rules; art is flexible, adapts to the

circumstances and success depends on the artist. Admittedly, some

people learn to be artists, with great dedication and effort.

It is clear that common sense is not part of the curriculum in any

profession, because you can not teach, it discovers and develops but no

one can learn to act with wisdom and sanity from scratch. As in art

anyone without paste artist, or anyone who has the creative impulse as a

motivating force, can offer a sublime work. Bob Ingersoll, already sensed

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this and valued above common sense education. And he was not wrong

(3)

The fallacy of academic qualifications

Is there any chance between the possession of titles and degrees and

common sense? No, it depends on the people and circumstances. In some

cases, the relationship between common sense and academic

qualifications is direct and evident, as shown in Figure 1. And the reason

is simple: the titles and degrees truly reflect the skills, gifts, abilities of

people who were granted. In most cases it is not necessarily so, because

people with diplomas or degrees have neither put into practice the skills

expected of them, let alone common sense. (4)

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Now I propose a comparison between the strength of gold (the amount

and carat) and common sense. A direct relationship simple: A

higher purity or karat number, the greater common sense.

Regarding the comment about the jewelry expert who is not you can fool

with tinsel or low grade gold, the person must hire someone, is for a

company, a project or academic activities must be canny and trained as

the buyer of jewelry. The first can differentiate legitimate from the false

and spurious, why not buy "gold of 25 or 26 karat" and know clearly

differentiate between pyrite and pure gold. The second will not be

impressed by titles and degrees and look in other respects the skills and

capabilities you need for your organization or project. A lot to ask?

Perhaps, but unfortunately this capacity is also limited as common sense,

as well as tinsel dazzles and blinds, also dazzles titles and degrees in

abundance and condition to make bad decisions, sometimes very bad.

At present there are universities that provide double, triple or quadruple

degree to who has completed a Masters program. Who attended a

master's in Peru, the end has a diploma awarded by a European American

college and perhaps one of China. A tempting offer, but I think a study

trip a week to a university is not magic or guarantee has formed the ability

to make good decisions reinforced with a strong common sense.

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In Figure 2 the possibilities that may exist when the correlation between

common sense and possession of diplomas or degrees are looking shown.

The four quadrants show possible cases, using the metaphor of royal gold

and faux gold as a resource to show the possibility of genuine and

spurious powers.

This situation is a part of a marketing strategy. Who sells something and

have strong competition, you should add some value to the product or

service it sells to attract the undecided customer. Which it puts extra

largest cherry on the cake so it will sell faster and perhaps higher price. I

must also admit that there are some people, whose number is as scarce as

common sense, to the variety of diplomas or degrees they receive does not

change anything, because they already have the conditions, capacities and

gifts that was expected of them. Diplomas, double, triple or quadruple, are

only formal or protocol elements.

Although it seems an exaggeration, it is necessary to add that among

those attending undergraduate, master's or doctorate, very few have the

skills to seize that opportunity 100% of these conditions. Exceptions are

clear in high-level universities, where students are also first rate and are

there because they seek and accept challenges, want to think and exercise

common sense. Of course, for this small group the aim is not diploma or

degree, but opportunities to demonstrate his genius through research,

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books, papers and other publications which provide knowledge through

professional field in which they work. They are not passive receivers and

repetitive theories and knowledge, are not "fanatical followers" of theories

and formulas to which attribute to "magical powers". Featured

professionals are proactive creators, who question, if necessary, what they

learned and propose improvements, changes, evolution usually are

iconoclasts. They are definitely like gold 6N, his deeds and reveal

Products and quickly recognize who is well trained.

In Figure 3 you can see that the person who finds and selects the best is

also the best and therefore is not caught in the trap of appearances, tinsel,

from the false.

How can the movement arrow 1? When the person you have chosen is

inexperienced, is influenced by the illusion. Choose tinsel or prefers

because he can not recognize it, not to make the effort to identify what is

authentic and also because she is also someone who has plenty of tinsel or

pyrite, and a marked absence of pure gold shortage. Also when corruption

is imposed on the values and friendship predominate, cronyism and other

factors on justica and transparency. Do not choose the best, but the friend

or the one with which it has affinities transparent.

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It is possible to empirically demonstrate this behavior, details and

consequences if a study is done in the public sector, ministry and other

state entities where mediocrity, mendacity trap and are part of the

"normal" or everyday behavior.

As for the movement through the arrow 2, at the top, who chooses and is

the same is pure gold, gold 6N and so choose only someone similar or

superior, because he knows recognize the legitimate and detect loa false,

spurious . By its very nature it does not suit you mix or interact with

someone less level, issues of pride and strictly practical reasons.

In a practical sense, a boss of companies that elect incompetent false

merits, end up doing work that correspond to these collaborators and

never get the expected results. We said before that could take into account

someone similar or superior, because intelligence, integrity and

professional ability that characterize allow you to understand that when a

partner is higher, you can learn from it and achieve more ambitious

results. In the military field, for example, you never conquer a fortress if

the assault team leader chooses companions fearful, timid, feeble moral,

weak, without initiative or value.

This rule is common in the private sector and the few cases where tinsel

preferred are notorious and often quickly make the necessary corrections.

An incompetent, a subject with fake diplomas or degrees, can not be CEO

of a large organization, unlike the public sector where an illiterate or

incompetent can be a minister, congressman or a senior official. In a

developed country it is more difficult this aberrant situation because in

addition to economic development, there is greater social awareness and

civic values most practical and not easily pass these aberrations; in a

backward country it would be a surprise, or if you want a miracle, find the

head of a competent public institution really someone. There are

exceptions, of course, but they are as extreme statistical data, are

neglected in the analysis.

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Anticipating criticism about alleged discrimination in relation to the

requirements for membership of the State, took up the phrase Ingersoll,

for preference common sense on education (the supposed merits achieved

by this system); but the reality is that verifiably who manages to enter the

state bureaucratic system making use of ruses to show false powers, and

lacks common sense. It has much malice, ability to trap and fraud, much

immorality and ability to induce others to accept their position, but no

common sense. Common sense is used to do the right things

right.

The ¿desirable or rejected? Common sense

Common sense is desirable because it helps make more appropriate under

the circumstances, for best results, to improve the world and improve the

status and situation of those involved or affected decisions.

But whenever there is a desirable event as a result of a decision, who

made the decision, he used common sense? Usually if, although

sometimes there are situations that contradict logic.

Can you go from level 1 to 2, in the context of Figure 3? In case you choose

yes, because with the training, dedication and humble enough to

recognize its current limitations, you can incorporate the ability to

distinguish the legitimate from the false. In the case that I was chosen, not

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because you can not convert pyrite gold, you can not use magic formulas

alchemists impossible for attaining changes. This impossibility is absolute

if this person is classified in the group on the right, tinsel. Rascals never

change, only retract when fear being caught or punished.

The exercise of common sense is difficult to teach. As the exercise of

thinking, it is a painful activity that demands effort, sacrifice and often

forced to act in opposition to what the majority decides.

He who does not use common sense prefers herd behavior, follow the

herd, hide among the group to avoid responsibility, follow groupthink

(groupthink) The groupthink concept (psychologist Irving Janis, 1972)

describes the process by which a group can make bad or irrational

decisions; in groupthink, each member of the group tries to shape their

opinion which believe is the consensus of the group.

It is difficult to teach common sense because it needs to be iconoclastic,

take the risks of sanctions or rejection, misunderstanding, loneliness and

permanent criticism. Even at the decisions made under the context of

common sense lead to the desired results, the multitude of the enemies of

the common or deprived of it, will be lurking sense to criticize, take

advantage of any weakness to justify. Did you hear any readers talk about

the dog in the manger?

That is why there are so few thinkers, so there are few people with

common sense. And as a popular phrase says, "common sense is a

flower that does not grow in any garden." Do not buy, it exists

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in nature, but it develops when there is will and determination to act often

assuming costs and incomprehension.

Notes

(1) Neil de Grasse Tyson (Bronx, October 5, 1958) is an astrophysicist, writer and

science writer. Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and

Space, a research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum

of Natural History. Since 2006 he is the host of the educational TV NOVA Science

NOW scientific cutting public channel WGBH Boston, PBS member, and has been a

frequent guest on scientific programs. The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time

with Bill Maher and Jeopardy !. It hosted the sequel to the TV show Cosmos: A

Personal Journey, written and originally presented by Carl Sagan, "Cosmos: A Space

Odyssey time" released on March 9, 2014.

(2) The carat is an ancient unit of measurement that indicates the amount of precious

metal, in this case gold, which has a jewel. Today it is still used in jewelry for its ease of

use. Carat measurement unit can refer to two different magnitudes. There is a carat as

the unit of mass, whose equivalence is 200 milligrams, and there is a carat as the unit

of gold purity. Both are used for centuries; the latter interpretation is what interests us

now.

Pyrite is a mineral group of sulphides whose chemical formula is FeS2. It has a 53.48%

sulfur and 46.52% iron. Often solid, fine granular, sometimes subfibroso radiated;

reniform, globular, Stalactitic. Insoluble in water and magnetic by heating. Its name

derives from the Greek root pyr (fire) as to touch her with metals emitted sparks. It is

known as "fool's gold", "gold-poor" or "tinsel" for its resemblance to gold.

(3) Robert "Bob" Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) was a lawyer, a veteran of the American

Civil War, political leader and orator US during the Golden Age of Freethought,

remembered for his great culture, criticism of religion and his defense of agnosticism.

He was known as an orator, the most popular of his time, a time when oratory was

public entertainment. He talked about all issues, but the most popular were

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agnosticism, sanctity and refuge of the family. His speeches were in memory of people,

and although sometimes stretched for more than three hours, the audience never

impatient. Ingersoll's speeches advocated freethought and humanism.

Ingersoll was a friend of the poet Walt Whitman, who regarded him as the greatest

orator of his time. Whitman said. "It should not be surprising that I am related to

Ingersoll, because he's Leaves of Grass ... He lives, personifies individuality, I preach I

see in Bob the noblest specimen with pure American essence of this land, extending,

giving, demanding light. "

(4) While attending graduate school in business, the only existing at that time in my

country, it was an established custom work groups. Non belittle my colleagues, I must

say that half of my group had a "talent" for me it was elusive, although I would not

mind having it, "the pocket with many banknotes". And I guess in the other groups the

picture was similar. In this case, diplomas or degrees and common sense have no

correlation or if there is minimal and punctual.

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Iván García Cubero ¿Existe realmente el oro puro de 24 quilates?, 14 DIC 2011 http://www.wisphysics.es/2011/12/existe-realmente-el-oro-puro-de-24-quilates Robert G. Ingersoll https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll