A Review and Investigation of George Edward Moore's View on Common Sense

The philosophy of common sense, founded firstly by Thomas Reid and then by Edward Moore, aimed at combating skepticism and idealism and had a considerable effect on epistemology afterwards. The important points regarding common Sense are as follows: (a) conceptual analysis of “common sense” and stating its features; (b) the origin and source of propositions of “common sense”; (c) the criterion for truth and falsity and the validity of “common sense”. In the present article, these three issues have been investigated from George Moore’s view, and then, his view on “common sense” have been criticized and reviewed, with its serious challenges being stated. Finally, we have compared, through a comparative approach, the theory of “common sense” with the discussion on “axioms”.